Join us this week as we discuss our Thanksgiving plans and a little dismemberment.  Maybe put away those Thanksgiving foods before diving in to this one!

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This week we travel back in time and take a trip to West Virginia.  This ones another technically unsolved case but many people believe the true killer got away with murder and $2 million dollars.  

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Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/a1f53e5a54fa0523669e6d546dc2f90b
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rainbow-murders-unsolved-vicki-durian-nancy-santomero
https://www.wvpublic.org/radio/2020-06-25/june-25-1980-two-women-murdered-traveling-to-rainbow-gathering
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/books/review/third-rainbow-girl-emma-copley-eisenberg.html

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Wow! What a wild ride this one is.  Travel with us to Greenville, South Carolina to learn about a case that went unsolved for years only to be solved by a tiny amount of DNA.  If you love shows that dive into the science of crime scenes you will love this episode. 

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https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/06/21/investigation-discovery-feature-greenville-sc-jenny-zitricki-murder-case-robert-eugene-brashers/1509349001/

https://www.foxcarolina.com/investigations/police-chief-violent-serial-rapist-and-murderer-killed-greenville-woman-in-1990-committed-multiple-other/article_15942252-c898-11e8-9718-5b9fbafea124.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyOBii4rWBE - On the Case with Paul Zahn season 18, episode 15 Connected by Murder. 

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Join us this week as we discuss a terrifying crime in the heart of Western NC.  Learn how a small community went from leaving their keys in their cars and their front doors unlocked to buying up all the guns and boarding up their homes.  This ones a rough one so strap in.  

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Sources: 
https://mycrimelibrary.com/charles-roache-north-carolina-execution/
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/roache937.htm
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-shot-to-death-in-nc/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-supreme-court/1339374.html

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Happy Halloween!!!  Join us this week as we tell some of our own ghost stories and a listener story!  Have Holly and Hailey actually had ghost encounters or are we just losing are minds?  Either option seems reasonable.  Have a super safe and COVID friendly Halloween, oh, and make sure you get out and Vote!!!

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Join us this week as we discuss a murder that takes place on the campus of Mars Hill College.  This case is unsolved and has an interesting theory connecting it to one of the most prolific serial killers in the United States. 

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https://www.newspapers.com/
https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=Sally+Bell+Moffitt&dr_year=1973-1976&p_place=NC
Asheville Citizen Times, 10/13/73, 10/14/1973, 10/15/1973, 10/16/1973, 10/22/1973, 5/16/1974, 7/22/1974, 4/24/1975, 4/26/1975
Charlotte Observer, 1014/1973, 10/16/1973, 1/20/1974, 5/16/1974, 4/24/1975, 4/27/1975

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Join us this week as we dive into the crazy story of the murder of Helen Clevenger.  This case is solved but was the right man convicted?  Join us as we present the case and some of the alternate suspects.  

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https://ashevillehistoricinns.wordpress.com/2017/09/02/murder-at-the-battery-park/

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/entertainment/dining/2019/10/23/bloody-history-real-life-tales-asheville-mysteries-and-murder/3988376002/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/nyu-student-killer-rushed-execution-5-months-1936-article-1.3368737

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This week we discuss the murders of Laura Susan Ramsay and Robert Mountford Jr. and the brutal attack of Scott Johnston and Seth Framer on the Appalachian Trail. 

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Sources: 
Blood on the Mountain. Article by Will Haygood posted on 7/12/2008 for South Coast Today. 

Killer Strikes Again, at Scene of First Crime. Article by Will Haygood posted on 7/13/2008 for South Coast Today Journal

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Welcome to the first episode of Mountain Mysteries: Tales from Appalachia.  Join us as we discuss the tragic murders of the Lillelid Family.  

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https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/02/lillelid-murders-haunt-east-tennessee-20-years-later/99876020/

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