Appalachia Mountain Crimes
Do the Appalachian Mountains hide decades of violence?
4.7 (20)
48 mins
Explore Appalachia’s eerie mountains and hidden valleys. Discover the region’s long history of feuds, serial killers, and disappearances. Learn about the isolation, culture, and danger that make crimes hard to solve.True Crime
Ep 1:
Ancient Peaks, Ancient Secrets
Explore how Appalachia's ancient, isolating terrain and rich folklore fused to create a lasting reputation for danger, blurring the line between monster legend and human crime.
Ep 2:
America's First Serial Killers
Meet the Harpe brothers, America's first serial killers, whose brutal randomized violence terrorized the frontier before mob justice ended their reign with severed heads on display.
Ep 3:
When Mountains Bled: The Hatfield-McCoy War
The Hatfield-McCoy feud erupted from war loyalties, stolen pigs, and forbidden love into decades of bloodshed, a Supreme Court case, and a media legacy that branded a region.
Ep 4:
Butchers and Vulnerable Souls in the Hills
Two chilling 20th-century cases—murdered foster children in Greenup County and West Virginia's unidentified Mad Butcher—reveal how mountain isolation enabled unspeakable, unsolved horror.
Ep 5:
Vanished: Children, Hitchhikers, and Hidden Truths
A six-year-old vanishes without a trace in the Smokies, while a brutal double murder near a countercultural gathering exposes wrongful conviction, hidden confession, and regional prejudice.
Ep 6:
Big Black Mountain's Endless Vanishings
Big Black Mountain's century of unexplained disappearances earns it the nickname Appalachia's Bermuda Triangle, closing our journey through the mountains' darkest, most enduring mysteries.
Discussions (13)
Mary
Level 8 · 7 mo agoImagine starting a literal war over a pig lol people were really dying over bacon back then and that is actually so embarrassing 💀
Galahad
Level 2 · 8 mo agoBlaming the mountains for these crimes is a weak argument. Pretty sure the lack of actual law enforcement was the real issue back then not the fog.
Lucy
Level 5 · 9 mo agoJohnse marrying her cousin is literally wild 💀
