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Encore: The Krampus
This holiday season has been a tough one for us, so we haven't had the opportunity to put together this year's Christmas episode. Instead we give yo…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Thealka Explosion
On June 17, 1922, a tremendous explosion happened at the Thealka mine near Paintsville, Kentucky, killing two miners starting up mine equipment. This…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Lost Children
In the spring of 1856 the two little boys of Samuel and Susanna Cox disappeared, seemingly without a trace. Today we tell the story of how the traged…
4 years, 2 months ago
Green Allen Brooks, "Mountain Man"
There was a man who lived in Lee County, Virginia, who claimed to have once been a Tennessee Circuit Court judge, a preacher, a teacher and a busines…
4 years, 2 months ago
Cap Hatfield's Run
Over 120 years ago one of Devil Anse Hatfield's sons made his escape from a Williamson, West Virginia, jail. How he got in that jail, why he escaped…
4 years, 3 months ago
A Robbery Gone Awry
A hundred years ago two men were captured near Harriman, Tennessee, after an intense manhunt. They, along with two other men, were responsible for a…
4 years, 3 months ago
Lewis The Robber
In the early 1800's central Pennsylvania was the home of a man named David Lewis. Lewis joined the army then went AWOL, starting down a road that le…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Trial Of Dr. Smith
In 1877 a young Kentucky man's body was found by the side of the road, the victim of a knife attack. Suspicion quickly fell on the deceased's former …
4 years, 4 months ago
The Sevier/Jackson Duel
In 1803 John Sevier was the governor of the state of Tennessee and Andrew Jackson was a Superior Court judge, both in Knoxville. They were also bitt…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Bridge To Vulcan
In 1977 a small town along the Tug River in West Virginia needed a bridge. They got that bridge, and became world-famous in the process. That's ou…
4 years, 4 months ago