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Category: Appalachian crime

Upcoming play delves into Frankie Silver saga

The story of Frankie Silver will be retold in Burke County, NC again this weekend in a one-woman play entitled “Silver Shadows…a birthin'”.

Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was a living legend. The day he committed suicide, he launched himself into the pages of American lore.

Barbara Butler discusses the challenges of preserving & protecting a cherished family cemetery which includes clearing it and adding a fence.

Who was Harry Powers, aka the Bluebeard of Quiet Dell, one of the first men in modern history to be labeled a serial killer?

Jenny Cooper didn’t believe folks who said her grandfather & his kinsman killed each other in a feud. Now he’s honored as a fallen officer.

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