When he died, LaRoy Earl Gorman was the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Charleston National Bank and had just negotiated the acquisition of First national Bank of South Charleston. He had just finished a night out at his favorite restaurant when he was shot three times and left to die. He made it to the hospital and managed to vaguely identify his attacker, but not clearly enough to be found. There were rumors surrounding people losing money because of him, his habits with women and more. So what could have been reason for his death? The options don't paint any clearer a picture after 43 years.

Family murder, Abuse, and Kidnapping all the day after an early release. William 'Bill' Bradford was just released early from prison for good behavior. He had been in jail for a petty larceny charge of his father's property. When he got out, he took matters into his own hands. He committed a gruesome family murder which was may have been his second, which then snowballed into depraved acts. Why did Bradford do the things he did? Crime in the Coalfields seeks to answer that using court information and investigative reports following Bradford turning himself in.

In the year 1947, the Black Knight Country Club was the scene of a grisly double murder, but not the scene of the crime. The bodies of

A woman from Mercer County goes missing after her son's first birthday. Did she leave without a trace or was she murdered? Brenda Lambert was a fun-loving and feisty woman, according to her sister. So why would she leave her children? Did her husband drive her away? The case is cold enough that we may never find out the answers to these questions, but it doesn't stop hope. Christy Kennedy, Brenda's Sister hasn't given up hope, even garnering the interest of national television and most recently: Crime in the Coalfields.

Disappearances, abductions, and a disaster that killed 46 people. All of these are believed to be caused by unnatural things. The strange and supernatural can be found all across the state of West Virginia. In tonight's episode, Izzy and Harper return to the paranormal in the form of Cryptozoology. Crime in the Coalfields brings you deeper into the Coalfields themselves with discussions surrounding Bigfoot, the Mothman, the Silver Bridge Collapse, abductions, and the Flatwoods Monster. What are Cryptids, and why are they so important to the Mountain State?

A 15 year old boy was found dead under the Fort Henry Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia. His name was Kyle Morgan, and it has been almost seven years since he died. There were very few breaks in the case. With no evidence, no leads, and no motive or suspects, the case has run cold. With family here in Southern West Virginia, Crime in the Coalfields seeks to shed light on Kyle's story so that answers can be found.

In the premiere episode of Crime in the Coalfields season 2, Izzy and Harper step outside of West Virginia, to Giles County Virginia. In 1978, Timothy Vaughn found a grisly murder scene near Wolf Creek on Route 61, centered around a burning Datsun pickup truck. He would later be inspired to enter law enforcement after the investigation of the Wolf Creek Murders. A young couple his age, Jeff Scott and Karen Noble, had been murdered.

Crime in the Coalfields takes a look forward to Season 2 in this bonus episode. Izzy and Harper discuss some of the possibilities for cases on the roster in season 2, whether they are in Southern West Virginia or otherwise. Different episode formats, new content, and more await in the newest episodes of Crime in the Coalfields.

Crime in the Coalfields takes a look back across season 1 in this bonus episode. Izzy and Harper look back at some of the most interesting cases of season 1, behind-the-scenes information on how episodes were crafted, and  why Crime in the Coalfields is made.

In the final episode of Crime in the Coalfields Season 1, we tackle a case that has aspects of a cold case, a serial killing, and the paranormal. The WVU Coed Murders were committed over 52 years ago, and the case is a deep and storied one. Tackled already by books and podcasts, this case is known by some in the Northern part of the state. This case is full of twists and the full extent of it can barely be done justice in one episode. Regardless, we bring you the case of two girls murdered on WVU's campus in 1970 for the finale of 2022.