Tag: Kentucky
Kentucky Mob Dragged Convicted Killer From Jail and Hanged Him
William Thacker had already been tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison when a Kentucky mob decided the courts had not gone far enough….
11 Bodies Found in Ashes After Mayfield’s “Red Night” Mystery
Near Mayfield, Kentucky, neighbors were awakened at midnight by screams, gunshots, and the glow of a burning home. By the time they rushed toward the…
The Strange Disappearance of the Proctor Pines Family
For years, the old southern home known as Proctor Pines stood near Princeton, Kentucky, wrapped in rumor. The family who lived there had money, lineage,…
Kentucky Girl With Shotgun Puts Night Riders to Flight
In the early 1900s, reports of “night riders” carried an immediate sense of terror. These masked groups moved under cover of darkness, often arriving in…
82-Year-Old “Aunt Polly” Davis Chooses Solitude on Her Farm
Aunt Polly is described as a broken woman, with plenty of money in the bank, a 1,000 acre farm, and chickens. To me, however, it…
The Night Riders’ Campaign of Terror
In the early 20th century, the tobacco farmers of western Kentucky and neighboring Tennessee counties faced economic ruin due to the monopolistic practices of the…
Mountain Girl Abandoned and Robbed of Wedding Gifts in Pittsburgh
“I promised to marry a mountain girl from Kentucky, and then I stole her dowry and ditched her in Pittsburgh. AITAH?” Oof. What a story!…
Fatal train accident near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, 1907
While it did not have a high body count, many people were seriously injured in this 1907 train wreck. Terrible Railroad Accident Near Flemingsburg Yesterday…
Kentucky Man Buried in Whiskey
An unusual burial occurred in 1897 when a Kentucky man requested that he be buried in whiskey. Here is the original article: Buried in Whiskey…
Bristol People Report Strange Light in the Sky
Source: The Comet. January 31, 1918, page 4. The attention of scores of Bristolians was called to a strange light appearing in the sky last…
