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Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories.
This episode:
The Greenbrier Ghost — a haunting that helped solve a murder in West Virginia.
The chilling true story of Zona Heaster Shue, whose death in 1897 was initially ruled natural causes until her ghost allegedly appeared to her mother, revealing she had been murdered by her husband. This led to an exhumation, autopsy, and murder trial that made legal history as the only case where ghost testimony played a role in a criminal conviction.
Sources & References:
Monroe Watchman newspaper archives (1897)
Greenbrier Independent newspaper coverage
West Virginia court records from State v. Shue (1897)
Greenbrier County death and marriage records
West Virginia State Historical Marker, Sam Black Church
West Virginia Encyclopedia (e-WV.org)
Greenbrier County Historical Society records
"The Greenbrier Ghost" - West Virginia Tourism https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost
Atlas Obscura: "Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church"
American Hauntings documentation
Roadside America historical marker database
West Virginia Archives and History
Legal precedent documentation through West Virginia court system
Folklore studies from West Virginia University collections
Got an eerie story or local legend? Send it to me at [email protected], and you may hear it on an upcoming episode.
Like what you heard? Follow The Dark Folio wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help grow our spooky community.
Find me on: YouTube: @the dark folio
Until next time… stay curious, stay cautious, and keep that flashlight handy. Just in case. 🌙
Music credit goes to Zapsplat. https://www.zapsplat.com/music/horror-music-box-ghostly-haunted-musical-tune-version-2/
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Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories.
This episode:
The Greenbrier Ghost — a haunting that helped solve a murder in West Virginia.
The chilling true story of Zona Heaster Shue, whose death in 1897 was initially ruled natural causes until her ghost allegedly appeared to her mother, revealing she had been murdered by her husband. This led to an exhumation, autopsy, and murder trial that made legal history as the only case where ghost testimony played a role in a criminal conviction.
Sources & References:
Monroe Watchman newspaper archives (1897)
Greenbrier Independent newspaper coverage
West Virginia court records from State v. Shue (1897)
Greenbrier County death and marriage records
West Virginia State Historical Marker, Sam Black Church
West Virginia Encyclopedia (e-WV.org)
Greenbrier County Historical Society records
"The Greenbrier Ghost" - West Virginia Tourism https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost
Atlas Obscura: "Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church"
American Hauntings documentation
Roadside America historical marker database
West Virginia Archives and History
Legal precedent documentation through West Virginia court system
Folklore studies from West Virginia University collections
Got an eerie story or local legend? Send it to me at [email protected], and you may hear it on an upcoming episode.
Like what you heard? Follow The Dark Folio wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review to help grow our spooky community.
Find me on: YouTube: @the dark folio
Until next time… stay curious, stay cautious, and keep that flashlight handy. Just in case. 🌙
Music credit goes to Zapsplat. https://www.zapsplat.com/music/horror-music-box-ghostly-haunted-musical-tune-version-2/