Abingdon, VA, is a town steeped in history... and ghosts, according to many reports! In this episode, Cam tells the stories of some of Abingdon's most haunted locations, while Ben tells a story worthy of a Hollywood script. William Kenneth Wagner — crack shot, moonshiner, and escape artist — spent his life hopping between the Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia area, Mississippi, and Texas, and left a trail of bodies in his wake.

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The Martha Washington Inn
Barter Theatre
The Tavern
William Kenneth Wagner at FindaGrave.com
[VIDEO/SONG]: Kinnie Wagner's Surrender by Vernon Dalhart

Abingdon, VA, is a town steeped in history... and ghosts, according to many reports! In this episode, Cam tells the stories of some of Abingdon's most haunted locations, while Ben tells a story worthy of a Hollywood script. William Kenneth Wagner — crack shot, moonshiner, and escape artist — spent his life hopping between the Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia area, Mississippi, and Texas, and left a trail of bodies in his wake. Mentioned in this episode The Martha Washington Inn Barter Theatre The Tavern William Kenneth Wagner at FindaGrave.com [VIDEO/SONG]: Kinnie Wagner's Surrender by Vernon Dalhart

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Welcome to Appalachian Arcana, a podcast exploring the strange and unusual in Appalachia.

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Cam Collins and Sarah Faulk bring you tales of the strange and unusual from around the Appalachian region. From hair-raising accounts of true crime to haints and hauntings, ghost cats and goatmen, tune in for stories of the many things that go bump in the night in these hills.

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