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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
Fresh Hell Podcast

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On Christmas Eve in 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in a burning house in Ashland, Kentucky. The brutal way that they died would shock not only the community, but the entire nation.

Music by Isaiah and Riley Hildreth

Sources:
findagrave.com
wikipedia.com
The Ashland Tragedy: MURDER, A MOB & A MILITIA IN KENTUCKY by Joe Castle and JM Huff
Fresh Hell Podcast
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kycarter/journals/neal_craft_murder.htm

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The residents of Cumming, Georgia were in an uproar in 1972 after two sheriff deputies were murdered. Just months later, in the same vicinity, a middle-aged couple was murdered in their bed and the community was on edge. Were the killings connected? Could it be retaliation or was it something else altogether? Was anyone else in danger?

Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62SuK3_9mR4
https://www.newspapers.com/image/398617568/?match=1&terms=hollis%20morgan
https://www.newspapers.com/image/398240286/?match=1&terms=michael%20morgan
https://www.newspapers.com/image/971797866/?match=1&terms=michael%20morgan (picture of Michael Morgan)
https://services.gdc.ga.gov/GDC/OffenderQuery/jsp/OffQryRedirector.jsp

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On Thanksgiving Eve in 1930 , a dairy farming family of four were brutally murdered. Their deaths shocked the nation. Ninety-five years later, the murders are still unsolved. Listen to the episode to see if you think you know who the killer is.

Male Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Music: Isaiah Hildreth

Sources:
findagrave.com
newspapers.com
modernfarmer.com
The Germond Family Murders: A Scientific Conclusion to a Cold Case by Vincent Cookingham PHD
Old Timey Crimey Podcast
Between the Cracks Podcast

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On Thanksgiving Night, in 2009, Paul Merhige joined his family for their annual get-together. He had not been invited but decided to attend anyway. He called his father to get directions to his cousin's home and his father complied. What happened after he arrived that evening was a nightmare that tore the family apart.

Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/781522952/?match=1&terms=Merhige%20paul
https://www.newspapers.com/image/658361509/?match=1&terms=Merhige%20paul
https://www.newspapers.com/image/286357403/?match=1&terms=Merhige%20paul
https://www.newspapers.com/image/206749563/?match=1&terms=Merhige%20paul
https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/template-6fy98
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1657743.html

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In 1991, seventeen year old Crystal Faye Todd didn't come after a night out with friends. Her mother instinctively knew something was wrong. Listen to the story of the disappearance, rape and brutal murder of an all-American girl from Conway, South Carolina.

Music by Isaiah Hildreth

Sources:
newspapers.com
findagrave.com
Forensic Files
Southern Fried True Crime
Carolina Crimes

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