{"id":2829,"date":"2023-10-20T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:45:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:45:08","slug":"dark-deeds-in-the-mountains-the-twisted-tale-of-thomas-david-carr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2829","title":{"rendered":"Dark Deeds in the Mountains: The Twisted Tale of Thomas David Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas David Carr was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1846.\u00a0 After a childhood marked by abuse, a prison term at age 8 and an attemped poisoning of one of his &#8220;acquaintances,&#8221; Carr joined the Union Army at the start of the Civil War.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he traveled with his unit, and by his own admission, Carr left a string of murders in his wake, culminating with the brutal murder of a 13-year-old girl who spurned his persistent marriage proposals.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of a dark and dangerous man, Thomas David Carr.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app if you haven&#8217;t done so already.<\/p>\n<p>Catch us on TikTok @storiesofappalachia and on Instagram @storyappalachia for short video stories of this place we call home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5221\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2829-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/57320324\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/57320324\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/57320324\/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\/57320324\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2829-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/57320324\/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>Thomas David Carr was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1846.\u00a0 After a childhood marked by abuse, a prison term at age 8 and an attemped poisoning of one of his &#8220;acquaintances,&#8221; 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