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Hosted by Scott Lunsford · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 265 episodes
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The Felon File Podcast is a discussion of law enforcement history, issues, and incidents. Stories of justice and justice failed, in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Hosted by Scott Lunsford, retired police detective sergeant, author, and researcher. Listened to in 22 countries worldwide. felonfile.com
Scott Lunsford hosts The Felon File, a true crime show with 265 episodes published.
The Buncombe Co. Lynching of 1897 (E-12-9) August 8, 1897, around 11:30, Kittie Henderson waswalking home by herself from church when a man attacked her. Knocking her down, he forced her into the wooded area next to the
Some people are just hard to kill. (12-8) A homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. A former firefighter and stationary engineer. He was murdered by a group of five wh
North Carolina John & Jane Doe Homicides (12-7) In the grim landscape of crime, some cases stand out not for their lurid details but for their profound tragedy: the unsolved homicides of John and Jane Does. These are the
The story of the Pizza Gate Man.(Episode 12-6) Who was he? What did he do then, before and after the media circus of Pizza Gate? Hero or Villain? Actor John Goodman may have said it best. “People just do the strangest th
The Murder of Karen Styles (12-5) Karen Styles was a gifted and kind individual. Graduated High School in 1990. Continuing to college, where she helped create a program for disabled youth & kept 3 jobs while staying on t
The Hanging of Dave Mason (Eps. 12-4) Dave Mason, born in 1813, was a farmer from Haywood County, North Carolina. Married to Mary Stephenson in 1835. the couple had four children. In 1850, Mary was discovered murder
Every story needs a beginning or a starting place. Nellie Ellis Green was born on Halloween day, 31st of October 1905, in York, South Carolina. At 19 Nellie married 23-year-old Alton Reid Freeman on 19 December 1925, in
Assault by Banjo A 63-year-old man who played in a bluegrass band was charged with murder after beating his wife to death with two banjos. A Hungarian tourist killed an Auckland man by shoving a banjo in his mouth. In 18
The Asheville Monkey (12-1) 106 years ago, on July 16, 1916, a flood changed the City of Asheville's landscape. The rising waters of the Swannanoa and French Broad Rivers went to heights never been recorded. Soon after t
Fall in the Mountains. Though the views can be riveting, the world still revolves, and the stories of good and evil, right and wrong, continue. The fall of 1963 may be a good example. "History repeats itself." This quote
In 1851, a Yancey County Mountain politician and businessman acting as his own attorney used a bullwhip on opposing counsel outside the McDowell County court in Marion. Listen to find out the outcome of the court case.
When the grave is closed and the flowers are placed on it, many think the story is over, though sometimes this is not the case. Here are two stories of two excitations that took place—or did they?
A replay of an episode from season 4-episode #20, Killer Robots, Courthouse Killings, and workplace violence. Originally aired on January 9th. 2021, we are replaying it because of one of the stories in that particular po
Bonaparte's Retreat or Groom's Tune? As Henry Grooms played his fiddle, perhaps for the final time, the strains of Bonaparte's Retreat resonated through the trees. One man smiled, another prayed, and a third cursed those
The killing of Sheriff Noland in Haywood County in 1862. A notable event. Historically, county sheriffs had numerous duties and responsibilities. During the Civil War in North Carolina, one such duty was to locate outlie
In 1928, a murder shook Madison, NC. A son discovered his father dead in the living room while his grandfather lay unconscious on the path leading from the house. Nearby, a pistol was found. Was it the father who killed
11-1 Rum Runners and the Black Duck The Nobel Experiment or Probation created a new type of criminal. The mountain back roads had the Moon Shiners and Bootleggers. The Coastal Communities had alcohol made legally in anot
Looking for Candidates for that "Special" Place in Hell Episode 10-11 "Abusing or taking advantage of children, It said if you do you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. One reserved for Child Molesters and
1937 The Murder Year in NC? Episode 10-23.
Felon File episode # 10-22 Unfortunate incident or Murder? A Courtroom disturbance leads to several subjects' deaths and many more injuries. Was it murder in the courtroom or something else? On line 4-20-2024 @ 7:00 pm.
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The Felon File is hosted by Scott Lunsford. The show is categorised under true crime and has published 265 episodes.
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