Dylann Storm Roof was born on April 3, 1994, in Columbia, South Carolina. Roof lived with his father and stepmother and frequently moved. Once, the family relocated to Florida, but would return later to the Columbia area. Dylann was a loner who usually stayed in his room. All attempts to mentor the troubled young man…
Legend of Pigman in Tennessee
According to Tennessee legend, a man was disfigured after an accident at an underground powder and explosives facility during World War II. The poor man became shunned by the world and became known as Pigman to locals in the area. The popular tale says that he has the face of a pig and haunts the…
The Lady of the Lake
Greenwood Cemetery, located on Greenwood Road in Chattanooga, is reportedly home to “The Lady of the Lake.” Legend has it that years ago, a woman lived in a large house on the ridge across from the lake near Greenwood Cemetery. The lady was married and had fallen ill; eventually, she became confined to a wheelchair….
The Haunting of Room 311
The Read House, located at 107 W. M.L.K. Blvd. in Chattanooga, is rumored to have a haunted room within the hotel. Many believe that the ghost of Annalisa Netherly haunts Room 311. Ms. Netherly was a guest at the hotel in 1927, when she was allegedly beheaded in the bathtub by a jealous lover. Throughout…
Is the Famed Gaylord Opryland Resort Haunted
One place in Nashville, Tennessee, that is rumored to be haunted is the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The hotel was built in 1977, and throughout the years, people have reportedly seen the enigmatic figure known as the Black Lady. It is said that the woman is believed to date back to the Antebellum period due to…
The Haunted Sachs Bridge of Gettysburg
Sachs Bridge is located on Waterworks Road in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge was constructed around 1854 by David S. Stoner and stretches 100 feet across Marsh Creek. While the bridge is a picturesque place to be in 2025, the haunted history mixed with the smell of death that occurred on these grounds in 1863 during…
Serial Killer Scott Wilson Williams: The Monster Amongst Us
Convicted serial killer, Scott Wilson Williams, known as “The Union County Serial Killer,” was born on December 3, 1963, in Monroe, North Carolina. Williams seemed to have lived an ordinary life as a highway worker at the North Carolina Department of Transportation, who resided in a mobile home situated virtually in his mother’s backyard. Even…
S.C. Serial Killer Joseph Ernest Atkins
Joseph Ernest Atkins was born in 1947 and was eventually adopted by the Atkins family in North Charleston, South Carolina. It was reported that Joseph endured child abuse in his early years, but Atkins would be sent to fight in Vietnam in the late 1960s, fighting on the border of Cambodia and Laos. The war…
The 2001 Cold Case of Judy Rawlings
Judy Carol Rawlings was born in 1985, near Asheboro, North Carolina. The 16-year-old left her home in early October 2001 for a doctor’s appointment in nearby Greensboro around 7:30 a.m., but she never returned. According to the cold cases listed on the Randolph County website, a local had given her a ride on a four-wheeler…
The 1915 Georgia Circus Train Wreck and the Ghosts of the Big Top
A few days before Thanksgiving in 1915, Con T. Kennedy’s traveling circus left from a stint in downtown Atlanta, where it set records for money and attendance, and headed towards Girard, Alabama, across a newly opened bridge in Columbus. The train was full of performers, animals, and equipment as it made its way down the…