{"id":2772,"date":"2023-08-25T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:04:08","slug":"the-dark-mysteries-of-booger-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2772","title":{"rendered":"The Dark Mystery of Booger Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Booger-Hole-Notice-300x208.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Booger-Hole-Notice-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Booger-Hole-Notice.jpeg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starting in the latter part of the 19th century and continuing up into the 20th century a valley in Clay County, West Virginia, became the site of a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It only stopped with the aid of an organized mob (yeah, we know, an oxymoron, but also true).<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of the mysterious Booger Hole.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already done so, be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this episode on our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/py8cJwXqHpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Catch us on TikTok @storiesofappalachia and on Instagram @storyappalachia for short video stories of this place we call home.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9192\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2772-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56589515\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56589515\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56589515\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56589515\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2772-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/56589515\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in the latter part of the 19th century and continuing up into the 20th century a valley in Clay County, West Virginia, became the site of a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths.\u00a0 It only stopped with the aid of an organized mob (yeah, we know, an oxymoron, but also true). 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