On Sunday night, February 23, 1975, a vehicle hit a supporting beam of the steel-truss structure spanning the Yadkin River in North Carolina, on the border of Yadkin and Surry counties. The bridge broke and crashed into the river below. People began to drive off the side of the road due to the thick fog,…
The Strange Disappearance of 33-Year-Old Terry Lynn Tersak
Terry Tersak was living in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband and son at the time of her disappearance on June 1, 2009. According to the Charley Project website, “She called her cousin in Garner, North Carolina, that day and said she was driving over with her son to visit. Garner is 250 miles east…
Marie Louise Gato Seeks Justice in the Afterlife
The Old City Cemetery, located on East Union Street in Jacksonville, Florida, may be one of the most underrated historic and haunted sites in the state. Established in 1852, the cemetery is home to many early 19th-century settlers of Jacksonville. One is Marie Louise Gato, who was 19 years old at the time of her…
Is this Mexican Restaurant Haunted
Who doesn’t love great Mexican food and ghost stories? It seems this restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, has them both. According to several online reports, the TacoLu Baja Mexicana restaurant, located at 1712 Beach Blvd, is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Alpha Paynter. The Jaxson Magazine covered the location on an October 31, 2019, article…
Julia Still Walks this Haunted Road
Many years ago, a young woman in Lady Lake, Florida, fell in love with a man whom she wanted to spend eternity with. The only issue was that her parents forbade the relationship, and they already had another man in mind for their precious daughter. Julia was heartbroken, and one evening, she mustered enough courage…
The 1969 Disappearance of Jacqueline Davis in Cherokee
On April 12, 1969, 13-year-old Jacqueline “Jackie” Davis was last seen walking to a friend’s house in Cherokee, North Carolina. Unfortunately, her disappearance is now a cold case that remains unsolved to this day. Even fifty years later, only a few details are available in her case. While her story has been largely forgotten outside…
The Unsolved Homicide of Bruce Gaines Marett in Oconee County
On June 28, 2022, Bruce Gaines Maret was brutally beaten and bludgeoned to death inside his mobile home at 271 N Retreat Road in Westminster, South Carolina. Marett was 50 years old at the time of death. Some have even considered the homicide as one of Oconee County’s most brutal murders. According to Oconee Law,…
The Strange Disappearance of April Michelle Reid
April Michelle Reid mysteriously disappeared sometime in early 2021. According to NamUs, Ms. Reid was 36 years old (Other sites indicate she was 37) at the time of her disappearance and is missing from Lenoir, North Carolina. She was reported missing by family members on March 20, 2021; however, the last known contact with Reid…
The Legend of the Hound of Goshen
The Hound of Goshen is a legendary Ghost Dog that haunts a five-mile stretch of Old Buncombe Road, which runs through Sumter National Forest in Union and Newberry Counties in South Carolina. Many origins of this story exist. One goes, the hound belonged to a traveling salesman who passed through the area and was accused…
The Disappearance of Regenia Gail Hendrix in Asheville, NC
Regenia Gail Hendrix mysteriously disappeared on April 3, 2014, in Asheville, North Carolina. Hendrix was only 51 years old when she went missing. The Asheville Police Department stated that she was last seen at a pawn shop in downtown Asheville on that day. The same post by the Asheville Police Department stated, “Ms. Hendrix was…