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In 1913 Nancy Ann Kerley's name became infamous in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Her story remains a chilling legend in the region's history. Listen to this episode to find out why.

Music By Memphis Robinson Gora

Sources:
newspapers.com
findagrave.com
https://www.facebook.com/LadyFromTheMountains13/posts/the-legend-of-nance-dude-stoned-by-children-considered-a-witch-by-some-and-a-com/295072048854981/https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Conard-284https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/johnson/chapter24.html
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2024/08/28/cataloochee-valley-settlers-descendants-return-to-the-smokies/74950606007/
The Legend of Nance Dude by Maurice Stanley

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Days before Christmas in 1831, Charlie Silver went missing from his home, leaving behind a young wife and baby. In the mountains of Western North Carolina, his family searched to no avail. Unfortunately, Charlie was eventually found but not all in one piece.

Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
Narrator of The Ballad Of Frankie Silver excerpt - Lily Hildreth

Sources:
You Tube Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6DViANMIc

McCrumb, Sharyn. The Ballad of Frankie Silver. The Penguin Group 1998
https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/silver
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/silver-frankie
https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/silver-frankie.htm
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+was+appalachian+life+like+in+the+1800s&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1055US1057&oq=what+was+appalachian+life+like+in+the+1800s&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigAdIBCTExMDcxajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7ec1b597,vid:liDtcY_NbWI,st:0
Lyrics to the Ballad: https://www.ncanchor.org/printpdf/13728 (authorship attributed to Thomas Scott)

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On Christmas Eve in 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in a burning house. The brutal way in which they were killed would shock the country. Listen to the conclusion of the story on this episode.

Music By Riley Hildreth
Sources:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kycarter/journals/neal_craft_murder.htm
The Story of the First Hanging in Carter County by Glen R. Haney
findagrave.com
newspapers.com
The Ashland Tragedy: Murder, a Mob and a Militia in Kentucky by H E Joe Castle and J. M. Huff
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