At the bottom of West Virginia’s New River Gorge, the nearly abandoned railroad town of Thurmond hides a history of coal wealth, rival businessmen, gambling, violence and suspicious deaths. This episode traces the rise of Thurmond and the infamous Dun Glen Hotel, the crimes that earned the area a lawless reputation, and the town’s transformation from a booming C&O railroad center into a preserved part of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The post Episode 195 The Murder of William Lewis Moore first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
At the bottom of West Virginia’s New River Gorge, the nearly abandoned railroad town of Thurmond hides a history of coal wealth, rival businessmen, gambling, violence and suspicious deaths. This episode traces the rise of Thurmond and the infamous Dun Glen Hotel, the crimes that earned the area a lawless reputation, and the town’s transformation from a booming C&O railroad center into a preserved part of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The post Episode 194 Thurmond: The Dodge City of the East first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
In February 1893, Atlanta endured a week of shocking news, known as Black Week. The darkest chapter unfolded inside the home of a respected family, where two sisters were murdered and a third calmly confessed. The post Episode 193 Atlanta’s Black Week: The Force Family Murders first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
“The Hidden Black Society They Don’t Teach You About” — In the Margins, PBS. Overview of the Great Dismal Swamp maroons, including interior, fringe and canal communities; the stories of Harriet Jacobs, Venus and Jack; the canal labor economy; and the Easter Conspiracy. “The Great Dismal Swamp” — 99% Invisible. Podcast episode exploring the landscape, history and archaeology of the swamp’s maroon communities. “Tom Copper’s Rebellion and Great Dismal Marronage” — National Park Service. Detailed history of Tom Copper, Mingo, New Begun and the alleged Easter Conspiracy of 1802. “Anthropologist Dan
In the 1880s, Rowan County, Kentucky, became known as “Bloody Rowan” after politics, old grudges and personal revenge led to one of the state’s deadliest feuds. This episode traces the Rowan County War from an Election Day shooting in Morehead to three years of ambushes, militia intervention and a final armed showdown that ended the violence, but not through justice. The post Episode 191 The Rowan County War first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
The 1912 murder of Ella Barham shocked Boone County, Arkansas, and raised lasting questions about evidence, rumor and justice. The post Episode 190 The Murder of Ella Barham: A 1912 Boone County Mystery first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
One of the Civil War’s most controversial events unfolded on June 11, 1863, when Union forces entered Darien, Georgia, an undefended town of little strategic importance, and left it in flames. Homes, churches, businesses and one of the oldest Black congregations in the South were destroyed. The troops ordered to take part included the famed […] The post Episode 189 The Burning of Darien, Georgia first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
The Louise Beattie murder shocked Richmond in 1911. Her husband blamed a stranger, but the evidence led to one of America’s most infamous trials. The post Episode 188 The Louise Beattie Murder first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
On a quiet night in October 1973, two men fishing along the Pascagoula River in Mississippi walked into the sheriff’s office with a story that would follow them for the rest of their lives. Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed they were taken aboard a strange craft and examined by beings they could not explain. […] The post Episode 187 The Pascagoula Incident first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
In February 1975, nine-year-old Marcia Trimble vanished while delivering Girl Scout cookies in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood, shattering the sense of safety surrounding one of the city’s most affluent communities. Her disappearance and murder became one of Tennessee’s most haunting cold cases, marked by suspicion, unanswered questions, and a mystery that lingered for decades. The post Episode 186 The Marcia Trimble Murder first appeared on A Southern History & True Crime Podcast.
