Exploring Southern history and true crime. Hosted by Shannon Ballard.
In the 1920s, a Virginia horse named Lady Wonder stunned the public with her supposed psychic powers
In the winter of 1926, the quiet town of Farwell, Texas was shaken by the discovery of nine bodies b
In the final episode of Mystery on Montford Avenue, we explore the fallout from the case and how thi
In the summer of 1927, Anna Montague stood trial for the death of Mary Cooper. As testimony unfolds,
Hours after Mary Cooper was buried in Riverside Cemetery, her case took a shocking turn. As investig
In May 1927, the quiet Asheville, North Carolina neighborhood of Montford was rocked by a shocking d
A woman’s death. A city's fear. A mystery that refused to be forgotten. This May, join me for Southe
The American circus promised wonder and spectacle—but behind the big top was a hidden world of dange
In 1942, the state of Louisiana executed a woman in the electric chair for the first and only time i
A cool September afternoon on a trail in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Three friends are chatt
The Carver Murder Trial of 1930 drew national attention for its brutality and mystery. Ruth Carver,
Explore the surprising family ties that connected Abraham Lincoln to the Confederacy. While Lincoln
On a sunny May morning in 1947, a doctor from San Antonio ambushed Willard York and his family near
One of the strangest cases in all their years of police work. Those were the words of seasoned detec
Over 80 years ago, a coal mining town in Tennessee was rocked by the murders of two wealthy sisters
On Christmas Day in 1929, the community of Germanton, North Carolina, was forever changed by the tra
Meet Kinnie Wagner, a lesser known outlaw of the 1920s. Folk songs were written about him in the 192
On a sweltering day in August 1925, Mary Vickery vanished from Coxton, Kentucky. Several months late
Anna Hauptrief was the first known female serial killer in Texas. Her 1924 case was known as one of
The Koreshan State Historic Site in Estero, Florida is one of the most peculiar historic sites in th
