The Broughton Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina, opened in March 1883, and it was called the Western Carolina Insane Asylum. Around 1890, the name was changed again to the “State Hospital at Morganton”, until it was…
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The Siren of the French Broad
The French Broad River in Western North Carolina is rich in history and mystery. The beautiful waters that sweep through the mountains are full of not only water, but also legend. The story of the “Siren…
The 1972 Durham family Triple Homicide
On February 3, 1972, on a cold, snowy night in Boone, North Carolina, the Durham family, who owned a nearby automotive dealership named Modern Buick, was murdered. The cause surrounding their mysterious slayings would haunt Western…
The 1983 Cold Case of Russell Anthony and Lisa Thompson
Kershaw is a small town nestled in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Life moves at a slower pace, and everyone seems to know each other, like in other small rural towns across the state. So, when this…
The 1980 Murder of Ronda Blaylock
Ronda Mechelle Blaylock was only 14 years old when she was found murdered on Friday, August 29, 1980, on a rural road in the Pilot Mountain area of Surry County in North Carolina. Blaylock was a…
The Disappearance of Sandra Ross
It has been 41 years since Sandra Kay Ross disappeared after she left her residence on Sunday, January 8, 1984. Mrs. Ross reportedly left the home in Apex, North Carolina, in the family’s 1976 Chevrolet Malibu…
The Ghost in Skinflint’s Mine
Legend has it that during the Carolina Gold Rush in the early 1800s, a property in Cabarrus County, owned by Skinflint Mcintosh, would become the meeting point where greed met the paranormal. McIntosh had reportedly become…
The Lady in White at Pack’s Tavern
Western North Carolina is a beautiful place, with plenty of history and tons of haunted locations. Every time I ask, Where do you want more ghostly stories from? ” This region is always number one. Pack’s…
Does a former owner still walk the floors at this Asheville, NC, Hotel
The Blind Tiger at 173 E Chestnut Street in Asheville, NC is a boutique hotel. It was once called the Whitegate Inn & Cottage, but some believe the old structure is haunted by the former owner…
The Unsolved Mystery of Dennis Martin
One of the most mysterious missing child cases in the United States occurred in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1969. On Father’s Day weekend, Dennis Martin, a six-year-old from nearby Knoxville, visited Spence Field in Great…