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6 year old Dennis Martin and his family went hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over Father’s Day weekend 1969. Minutes after Dennis was overheard plotting with his brother and friends to try to prank the adults, he went missing. What happened to Dennis Martin?   See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com   SUPPORT THE SHOWWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries   CONNECTWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group   MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Atlantean Twilight, Ambient by Kevin MacLeod; Magic Forest by Sir Cubworth; Wood by Dan Henig; There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons. 

In 1954, Albert Patterson campaigned as a “man against crime”, vowing he would run the mob out of Phenix City Alabama if he won the race for Alabama Attorney General. Within days of winning, Patterson was assassinated in Phenix City, which had been labelled the “Wickedest City in America”.   See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com   Support the ShowWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries   ConnectWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Lightless Dawn, Resolution, Long Note One, Long Note Two, Silver Flame, Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod. Magic Forest by Sir Cubworth; Tupelo Train by Chris Haughen; Loneliest Road in America by Jesse Gallager; I have a reservation by Track Tribe; There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons.

Mary Cawein's murder by carbolic acid poisoning in July 1965, shocked the social set in Lexington, Kentucky. Her murder would bring to light the affairs of her respected husband, Dr. Madison Cawein III. Did Madison murder his wife? Or did one of his lovers kill Mary?   See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com   SUPPORT THE SHOWWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries   CONNECTWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Gloomy Night” by Marwam Nimra; “Meditation Impromptu 1”, “Lightless Dawn”, “Tranquility Base”, “Dark Fog”, “Drone in D”, “Lost Time”, “Atlantean Twilight” by Kevin MacLeod. “Autumn Sunset” by Audionautix. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Rosewood was once a thriving Black Community in rural Levy County Florida. Until January 1923, when a lie led to injuries, deaths and complete destruction of the community See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com   SUPPORT THE SHOWWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries   CONNECTWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Emotional” by Purple Planet Music. https://www.purple-planet.com; “Beginnings in Dust” and “One” by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina; “Almost in F Tranquility”, “Ever Mindful”, “Dark Times” by Kevin MacLeod. “St. Francis” by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Sidney Lascelles was one of the most accomplished swindlers and bigamists of the 19th century. So accomplished that when he died in Asheville, North Carolina in 1902, it would take years to track down someone who knew his true identity. See photos from this episode and sources in the show notes at southernmysteries.comSUPPORT THE SHOWWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteriesCONNECTWebsiteTwitterDiscussion GroupMUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Lazy Days” by Purple Planet Music. https://www.purple-planet.com; “Cryptic Sorrow”, “Clean Soul” and “Evening Fall Harp” by Kevin MacLeod. “There’s Probably No Time For That” and “I Am A Man Who Will Fight” by Chris Zabriske. Licensed under Creative Commons.

For five generations the wealthy and powerful Bigham Family controlled their community of Pamplico, South Carolina. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, the Bighams were associated with countless assaults and many murders. Until 1921, when one of their own murdered five family members.   View photos and sources for this episode at southernmysteries.com   *Support The Show*Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries   Connect Website Twitter Facebook Group Email *Music*“Alone” from https://www.purple-planet.com; “Clean Soul” Kevin MacLeod, “Falling From Grace” by White Hex, “Autumn Sunset” by Jesse Gallager and “Whaling City” by Freedom Trail Studio. Licensed under Creative Commons. “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.  

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In October 1934, 28 year old socialite, Alice Speed Stoll, was kidnapped from her Louisville, Kentucky mansion. Seven days later, an injured Alice was set free but her kidnapper remained on the run and became one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted. Who kidnapped Alice? And why? View photos from this episode, show sources and more about the kidnapping of Alice in the complete show notes at southernmysteries.com *Support The Show*Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website Twitter Discussion Group Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com *Music*Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use  ***Additional Music: “Elegy, “Drone in D”, “Echoes of Time”, “Tranqulity Base” and “Ossuary 6” by Kevin MacLeod. “Shadowlands” by Purple Planet Music. “Who Can Say” by The 126ers. Licensed under Creative Commons

In June 1863, a group of Union and Confederate forces agreed to a truce and united for the funeral of Union Lieutenant Commander John Elliot Hart. The events surrounding the day are known in St. Francisville, Louisiana as The Day the War Stopped Learn more about St Francisville and view photos from this episode at southernmysteries.com *Support The Show*Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries *Connect* WebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group *Music*Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use  ***Additional Music: “Relaxing Piano Music", “Elegy” and “Bittersweet” by Kevin MacLeod. “I Am A Man Who Will Fight” by Chris Zabriske. “St Francis” by Josh Lippi and the Overtimers. “Terrier Waltz” by Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties. Licensed under Creative Commons

Southern Mysteries Shorts are heard monthly on Patreon. Sharing an episode with you this week as a thanks for listening and to provide a distraction as we continue to face strange times. Hope you enjoy the story of Alice Belle Kirby.Want to learn more about membership on Patreon? Visit the Southern Mysteries Patreonpatreon.com/southernmysteries

Revisiting a 2018 episode about Robert Smalls. His life became a symbol of hope and freedom to the enslaved people of the American South. His determination to hold on to hope and overcome impossible odds, seems a fitting message during uncertain times Learn more about Robert Smalls and view photos from this episode at southernmysteries.com *Support The Show*Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries *Connect* WebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group *Music*Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use  ***Additional Music:“Thoreau” by Spazz Cardigan. "Ever Mindful", "Magic Forest", "Bittersweet" and "Relaxing Piano" by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons."Last Stand" and "The Chase" by Purple Plant Music Licensed under Creative Commons

In 1957 federal authorities seized what was estimated to be a 5th of national supply of moonshine from operators in the state of North Carolina. A majority of that supply was connected to the King of the Moonshiners, Percy Flowers View photos of Percy and find episode sources at southernmysteries.com *Support The Show*Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries *Connect*WebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group*Music*Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use  ***Additional Music: “Blue Creek Trail” by Dan Lebowitz; “Angeline the Baker” by Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties; “Drankin Song”, “Relaxing Piano”and “Journey of Hope” by Kevin McLeod; “Wandering” by Lee Rosevere; “Loneliest Road in America” by Jesse Gallager;  “I Am A Man Who Will Fight” by Chris Zabriske. All music licensed under Creative Commons

In September 1896, William Crush proposed his Texas railroad, the Katy Line, stage a head on collision of locomotives. Staged wrecks were big hits in other states, but the Crash at Crush became one of the deadliest publicity stunts in US history See photos from this episode and sources in the show notes at southernmysteries.com Support the showWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries ConnectWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group MusicTheme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Surrender”, “Casey Don’t You Fret” and “Last Train to Mars” by Dan Lebowitz; “I Need to Start Writing This Down” by Chris Zebriske; “Lost Cowboy” by Coyote Hearing; “Dude, Where’s My Horse” by Nat Keefe and the Bowties; “Slow Hammers” by The Mini Vandals; “Amazing Grace” by Cooper Cannell; Northern Lights” and “Tupelo Train” by Chris Haugen Licensed under Creative Commons. Great Crush Collision March by Scott Joplin. 1896. Performed by Eunhye Shin. Produced by Stephen Bolech. Performance arranged by Eric Ames.

Thomas Woolfolk was tried and executed for the murder of nine members of his family. The largest mass murder in Georgia history left Bibb County residents in shock. A decade after the murders, a confession would stir up a debate that’s lingered for more than 130 years. Was Thomas Woolfolk a cold blooded killer or an innocent man executed for a crime he did not commit? See photos from this episode and sources in the show notes at southernmysteries.com Support The ShowWant more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries ConnectWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Falling from Grace, Meditation Impromptu 1, Organic Meditations 3, Virtues Instrumenti, Long Road Ahead, Tranquility Base, Dark Times, Dark Fog, Falling Rain by Kevin MacLeod; There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons. Burial Grounds by Ross Gentry Special Thanks for Permission for Use

Enslaved conjoined twins, Millie-Christine McKoy, would be sold at least three times from infancy to 6 years of age. They were forced into freak shows in the US and UK and endured a traumatic childhood. Their life took a dramatic turn at the age of 14 when freedom allowed them to take control of their career and made them one of the most beloved performance duos of the 19th century who are rarely talked about today.View photos of Millie-Christine McKoy and episode sources in show notes at southernmysteries.com Support the Show Want more Southern Mysteries? Become a member of the show on Patreon to support this independent show and enjoy the benefits of membership, including monthly bonus content. patreon.com/southernmysteries ConnectWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group MusicTheme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use***Additional Music: Peace of Mind, Almost in F Tranquility, Echoes of Time, Organic Meditations Three by Kevin MacLeod; Tupelo Train by Chris Haugen; I Need To Start Writing This Stuff Down and There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons.

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Between the 1830s and 1850s, Elizabeth Dale, was married and widowed, six times. When Elizabeth’s neighbor, Abner Tate, claimed the men had been poisoned, he learned that questioning Elizabeth could cost you your life. View photos for this episode and learn more in the full show notes at southernmysteries.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Leave a tip or sign up to make a monthly gift to support the show. Buy merchandise in the Southern Mysteries Store CONNECT  | Website | Twitter  | Facebook  | Discussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Plantation by Audionautix; Anguish, Ambient, Osuary 1, Ossuary 6, Evening Fall Harp, Dreams Become Real, Drone in D by Kevin MacLeod; I Am A Man Who Will Fight -Chris Zabriskie; Gloomy Night – Marwan Nimra Licensed under Creative Commons. “One Mile East of Hazel Green” by Shane Adkins, from performance at Von Braun Center, Huntsville Alabama on June 7th, 2014 as part of Jim Parker‘s Songwriter Series

Laurence Clifton Jones moved to the Deep South at a time when it was dangerous to be a black man in Mississippi. He chose to make the move to do what some considered to be impossible - build a school for children of color in rural Rankin County. He would face cultural and financial struggles and miraculously survive a lynching in pursuit of his dream.See photos from this episode, show sources and learn more about Piney Woods at southernmysteries.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Leave a tip or sign up to make a monthly gift to support the show. Buy merchandise in the Southern Mysteries Store CONNECT  | Website | Twitter  | Facebook  | Discussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Thoreau by Spazz Cardigan; Concentration and Peace of Mind by Kevin MacLeod; Slow Hammers by The Mini Vandals, Wandering by Lee Rosevere, Firefly by Chris Haugen All licensed under Creative Commons. Devouring the Whole and Burial Grounds, courtesy of Ross Gentry

32-year-old Patty Vaughan was looking forward to her future as she celebrated Christmas Eve with her family in 1996. Her family never imagined this would be the last day they saw her alive. Patty went missing on Christmas Day 1996. What happened to Patty Vaughan? southernmysteries.com Anyone with information that could be relevant in the case of Patty Vaughan, is asked to contact the 81st Judicial District Attorney's Office at 830-393-2200 If you are in an unhealthy or unsafe relationship or are concerned that someone you know might be, you can call the National Domestic Violence hotline any hour of the day or night at  1−800−799−7233. You can also get help without saying a word. You can chat online at thehotline.org and find more information about creating a safety plan...a personalized, practical plan that includes ways to remain safe while in a relationship, planning to leave, or after you leave.  Connect  | Website | Twitter  | Facebook  | Discussion Group Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “At Rest”, “Ambient”, “In Your Arms”, “Almost in F”, “Echoes of Time” and “Reawakening” by Kevin McLeod. “I Am A Man Who Will Fight” by Chris Zabriske. All music licensed under Creative Commons

On December 24, 1924, Saltville, Virginia was covered in what witnesses described as a “blanket of white”. The town’s muck dam ruptured, sending tons of alkali sludge pouring into the community. Was the deadliest dam failure in Virginia history intentional? Who was responsible? Learn more about Saltville and see photos of the town in the days following the disaster in the show notes at southernmysteries.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Leave a tip or sign up to make a monthly gift to support the show. Buy merchandise in the Southern Mysteries Store CONNECT  | Website | Twitter  | Facebook  | Discussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Elegy” by Wayne Jones; "Passing Time”, “Fairy Tale Waltz”, “Dark Times” and “Drone in D” by Kevin McLeod. “Prelude No 1” by Chris Zabriske. All music licensed under Creative Commons