Sarah W. Boyd, Kimberly Boyd, and Linda McCord mysteriously disappeared together in the Lowcountry of South Carolina without a trace on April 3, 1987. The two women and a young child attended a gospel concert in…
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The Ghostly Bride of Cataloochee Valley
The ghostly bride of Cataloochee Valley is a local legend, not widely known or documented. Cataloochee Valley is a beautiful place with historic structures in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Many haunted tales blanket…
The Lantern Keeper of Elkmont
We have written a few articles about Elkmont in the past. At one time, Elkmont, a historic area in Tennessee, was a bustling logging community. Today, it sits in ruins as a ghost town within the…
The 1991 WestGate Mall Cinema Slayings
On January 7, 1991, David Rocheville and Richard Longworth, both 23 at the time, decided to rob the WestGate Mall Cinema in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where they had worked in the past. No one was prepared…
The Phantom Hiker of Clingmans Dome
The phantom hiker of Clingmans Dome is similar to the story of the ghostly hiker of Grandfather’s Mountain, but has a slight variation between the tales. Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky…
The Tragic 1988 Greenwood School Shooting
On September 26, 1988, 19-year-old Jaime William Wilson walked into Oakdale Elementary in Greenwood and opened fire. Wilson is responsible for one of the first deadly school shootings in the country. He was armed with a…
The 1985 S.C. Bold Prison Break: Get to the Choppa
Like something from a movie, in 1985, Joyce Bailey Mattox, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, devised a plan to rescue her love interest, Jesse Glenn Smith. There was only one problem: Smith was an inmate, serving…
The Disappearance of 4-year-old Tristan or Tristen Alan “Buddy” Myers
Buddy Myers was just 4 years old when he mysteriously disappeared as he left his home on Microwave Tower Road in Roseboro, North Carolina. Buddy reportedly took two dogs for a walk and never returned on…
The 2023 Fink’s Jewelry Store Robbery in Huntersville, North Carolina
On July 11, 2023, a group of unknown suspects walked into a jewelry store in Huntersville, North Carolina, and robbed it. The three unknown subjects robbed Fink’s Jewelry Store at 16745 Birkdale Commons Parkway, smashing several…
The Disappearance of Abby Lynn Patterson
Abby Lynn Patterson was last seen on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, around 11:30 a.m. in Lumberton, North Carolina. She left her home on East 9th Street and was seen getting into a brown Buick. Abby Lynn…