Compelling Appalachian true crime stories. This podcast explores crimes and mysteries from the notorious to the obscure, spanning frontier feuds, coal country killings, and modern-day cold cases. From remote Smoky Mountain hollers and the Appalachian Trail to the Blue Ridge Parkway, we dig into the history, the places, and the people behind each case. Keeping history alive, one crime at a time. RSSVERIFY
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Signup to Generate a PitchCompelling Appalachian true crime stories. This podcast explores crimes and mysteries from the notorious to the obscure, spanning frontier feuds, coal country killings, and modern-day cold cases. From remote Smoky Mountain hollers and the Appalachian Trail to the Blue Ridge Parkway, we dig into the history, the places, and the people behind each case.
Recent episodes include "Paranormal Kentucky: Aliens, Ghosts & Cryptids | Marie Mitchell & Mason Smith" (8 October 2026, 38 minutes), "Conn Man: The $550 Million Social Security Heist" (20 September 2026, 23 minutes), and "Lewis Redmond: Moonshine King of the Carolinas" (16 August 2026, 26 minutes).
Blue Ridge True Crime publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 41 episodes.
Booking probability for Blue Ridge True Crime is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Blue Ridge True Crime requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Blue Ridge True Crime's contact route on record: public web form.
Blue Ridge True Crime is a history show with 41 episodes published.
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Episode #7
In this special paranormal edition of Blue Ridge True Crime, host Alfred Dockery talks with journalists Marie Mitchell and Mason Smith, authors of Paranormal Kentucky : The Uncommonwealth of Close Encounters with...
Episode #6
He called himself "Mr. Social Security." In reality, Eric C. Conn was the mastermind behind one of the largest disability fraud schemes in U.S. history. From glowing billboards in Eastern Kentucky to a 19-foot statue of...
Episode #5
He was a killer, a folk hero, and the most dangerous man in the Carolinas. Discover the wild true story of Lewis Redmond, the Moonshine King who defied the federal government, survived a hail of bullets, and became a...
Episode #4
In April 1975, a disheveled hiker walked off the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and walked straight into a sheriff's department to confess to a murder no one knew had happened. The authorities thought he was a kook...
Episode #2
In October 1988, two women plunged to their deaths from a scenic overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. James Clifton Gibbs claimed it was a tragic accident while taking photos of the sunset, except that the overlook faces...
Episode #1
<p>Jesse James is one of the most famous outlaws in American history—but the real story is more complicated than the movies. In this episode, we map the James-Younger Gang's robberies across the Midwest, discuss how...
Episode #13
<p>Mountain folk have a code all their own.</p><p>In the winter of 1924, deep inside South Carolina’s infamous “Dark Corner,” a prohibition agent and a volunteer constable closed in on a moonshine still at the foot of...
Episode #12
<p>In 1972, 25 young people camped in the North Carolina mountains on their way to see The Rolling Stones. Sheriff Kermit Banks and six deputies arrived with shotguns. Within minutes, 20-year-old Stanley Aultman was...
Episode #11
<p>In May 2008, two lifelong friends, Scott Johnston and Sean Farmer, headed into the woods of Giles County, Virginia, for a simple fishing trip. They met a friendly stranger named “Ricky” and shared dinner by a...
Episode #10
<p>In September 1909, six members of the Meadows family, including three young children, were murdered with an axe and a gun in their remote Virginia log cabin, which was then set on fire. Forty days later and eighty...
Episode #9
<p>In May 1974, 17-year-old Margaret Harritt set out on the Appalachian Trail with a friend, hoping for an adventure. Days later, she found herself tied to a tree, watching a stranger named Ralph decide her fate. This...
Episode #8
<p>When the body of a young girl is discovered in an abandoned Kentucky mineshaft, the small town of Harlan believes they have finally found missing 14-year-old Mary Vickery. A local taxi driver quickly becomes the...
Episode #7
<p>We're heading to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to uncover the true story of the Mothman. From four teenagers fleeing a winged creature at 100 mph to the bizarre phenomena that followed, including flying saucers and...
Episode #6
<p>In February 1968, the small town of Gaffney, South Carolina, was plunged into darkness. Over eight terrifying days, a serial killer known as the Gaffney Strangler claimed the lives of three women, taunted the local...
Episode #5
<p>We’re switching things up! This isn’t our typical true crime story. Join me for a front-row review and insider breakdown of the live event Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn, which I caught in Spartanburg. Plus, I’m...
Episode #4
<p>For over 200 years, the tale of the Bell Witch has haunted the American South. From 1817 to 1821, a frontier family in Tennessee was tormented by an invisible entity that pinched, spoke, prophesied, and maybe even...
Episode #3
<p>For Kentucky, it was the crime of the 19th century. On December 23rd, 1881, just before Christmas, a home in Ashland, Kentucky, became the scene of a premeditated and brutal act of staggering evil. Three teenagers...
Episode #2
<p>Two young Tennessee criminals hoped to carve their own Depression-era outlaw legend. Clarence "Pee-Jem" Bunch and Gus McCoig began their path with a jailbreak from Newport in May 1934, unleashing a summer-long spree...
Episode #1
<p>He was a beloved legend on the Appalachian Trail, a generous, devout hiker known for his kindness and Jerry Garcia beard. </p><p>To his fellow thru-hikers, he was "Bismarck." But to the FBI, he was James Hammes, a...
Episode #21
<p>Join us for a special recap episode as we raise a glass to our unforgettable debut year! We're revisiting the chilling cases and incredible guests that made Season 1 a hit, breaking down your fan-favorite "ballad"...
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