On August 27, 1891, a deadly train wreck in Statesville, North Carolina, resulted in twenty-two deaths from falls or drowning. The passenger train was heading to Asheville from Salisbury between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m. when it…
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The Ghostly Legend of the Pactolus Light
This North Carolina legend is the only train track haunt that does not involve a train smashing over a head or even an actual train. In the early 1900s, a young man rode his horse from…
The Ghosts of Appalachian State University
East Hall is one of the college’s dormitories and is said to be haunted. Student assistants have reported being followed by disembodied footsteps when on their rounds after midnight. People have also claimed that the lights…
The Witch’s Tree in Greenville County
Highway 11 in Greenville County is a beautiful scenic route with panoramic mountain views. I was here today, searching for another ghostly tale. Legend says that on the Greenville County side of the border, just before…
Tammy Stubblefield is Still Missing in Walhalla
Tammy Elizabeth Stubblefield was 51 years old at the time of her disappearance on December 6, 2019. Stubblefield is believed to have last been seen on Moore Avenue in Walhalla. If you know the whereabouts of…
The Beast of Bladenboro
The Beast of Bladenboro began in the winter of 1953-1954 when an alarming number of dead livestock and animal mutilations surfaced in Bladenboro, North Carolina, putting residents on heightened alert. The animals were found with their…
The Great Depression, Public Enemies, and the Number One “G-Man”
Many may be shocked to learn that the person who was responsible for bringing down more public enemies was Melvin Purvis from South Carolina. Purvis was born in 1903 in the small town of Timmonsville, South…
The Valentine’s Day Murders in North Carolina
On February 12, 1971, a young couple, Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane, disappeared after they left a Valentine’s Day dance at Watts Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, and would never be seen alive again. The pair…
Remembering The 1997 Loomis Fargo Bank Heist
On October 4, 1997, David Ghantt, a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo, was finishing his shift when he began loading $17 million into a company van. Ghantt resided in Kings Mountain at the time when he…
The 1997 Cold Case of Stacey Brooke Holsonback
Holsonback was a freshman at Clemson University when she disappeared in February 1997. She was reportedly last seen on February 19 of that year when she went “mud-bogging” near Seneca, South Carolina, with two male friends…