On October 8, 1976, Teresa “Trenny” Lynn Gibson went missing while on a field trip with Bearden High School. Gibson was only 16 years old at the time, when she and her classmates were hiking near Andrews Bald trail to the Clingmans Dome parking area. No one on the trip remembers seeing her after 3:00…
The Confederate Sentry at St. Johns
In the small crossroads community of St. Johns in Hertford County, North Carolina, many have claimed that a Confederate Sentry is still hard at work manning his post. On February 20, 1862, the town of Winton, NC, became the first community in North Carolina to be burned by Union forces. In March of that year,…
The 1986 Disappearance of Kristina Porco
On November 29, 1986, 16-year-old Kristina Porco walked out of her residence at the Woodlake Villas in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was reported on the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office website that Porco left after a domestic dispute in the family’s apartment and never returned. It further added that a female friend received a…
The Ghostly Lovers of Goldsboro, North Carolina
The Deans Cemetery in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is a very old cemetery where a love story in the 1800s and the paranormal are forever intertwined. It’s said that a young, 17-year-old woman, Rachel H. Vinson, fell deeply in love with George Deans. Only one problem existed: Deans initially rejected the young woman. Rachel became distraught…
Is this North Carolina Bridge Haunted by the Lawson Family
On Christmas Day in 1929, Charlie Lawson lost his mind and murdered his family. We have covered the Lawson Christmas Day murders in the past, but there are a few ghost stories associated with the family and the old grounds, where the Lawson house once stood. The old Lawson home became somewhat of a tourist…
Where are you, my son?
Many years ago, near the Neuse River in North Carolina, it’s said that an old blind woman lived with her son deep in the woods. Whenever she needed something, she would call out to him, ‘Where are you, my son? Every time he heard his mother call, he would come running to assist her. One…
The Disappearance of Casi Ann Pogue in Greenville, SC
Casi Ann Pogue disappeared on July 5, 2000, after she was discharged from Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. Security cameras captured Casi walking away from the hospital. After she disappeared from the hospital cameras, she vanished into thin air. Over the holiday weekend, Casi checked into the hospital, reportedly twice. According to the…
The Disappearance of Sharon Evelyn Medlin in Greer, SC
Sharon was last seen on May 2, 1998, at approximately 6:30 a.m. at her residence. Medlin was in the vicinity of the 20 block of N. Rutherford Road in Greer, South Carolina. Her husband left their home to grab food, and when he returned, she was gone. Medlin was supposed to have met a friend…
The Disappearance of Stephanie VonCannon in Greenville, SC
Stephanie VonCannon went missing in 2020 at age 42. It was reported online that the last contact with VonCannon was on May 16 of that year. She was reportedly last seen at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, on June 29, 2020. Stephanie was never heard from again. VonCannon was homeless at the time…
The Ghostly Lantern
The Noland Creek area has many abandoned homesteads and cemeteries that bear the names of many early pioneers who settled the land many years ago, which now lies under Lake Fontana in North Carolina. One legend says an early farmer in the area died while searching for his lost daughter. Ever since, a ghostly lantern…