Kentucky History & Haunts
By Jessie Bartholomew
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Episodes: 157
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History, true crime & bizarre happenings in the bluegrass state. Kentucky is a treasure trove of unique people, events, and places dating as far back as the mastodon! You don't have to be from Kentucky to appreciate these stories. Subscribe today and share with a friend. Please email topic suggestions to kyhistoryhaunts@gmail.com. Visit the website to browse our merch at kyhistoryhaunts.com. And please leave a review or rating wherever you're enjoying the show. Thanks for listening.
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156. History & Haunts of The Brown Theatre
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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155. Unsolved Murder of Prestonsburg Mayor George Archer- Pt. 2
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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154. Unsolved Murder of Prestonsburg Mayor George Archer- Pt. 1
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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153. A Kidnapped Husband & A Family of Bootleggers
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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152. A Brief History of Nudist Colonies in Kentucky & Indiana
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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151. Brigadier General Charles Young
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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150. Junius Booth & The Passenger Pigeon Funeral
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May 05, 2025 |
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149. The Murder of Mary Byron (Louisville)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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148. Dr. Mary Ellen Britton
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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147. Stephen Bishop & Slavery at Mammoth Cave
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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146. A Century Ago in Kentucky- December 1924
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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145. Tuberculosis Experiments in Mammoth Cave
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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144. Floyd Collins- 'Prolific' Cave Explorer
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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143. The Preacher & The Felon- Part 2- Albert Fall
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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142. The Preacher & The Felon- Part 1- Reverend Phillip Fall
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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141. Who REALLY Murdered Rhonda Sue Warford? (Louisville/Brandenburg)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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140. Lucy Hicks Anderson- Baked Goods, Brothels, and Trouble with the Feds
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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139. New Year's Traditions
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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138. Ohio River Stories- Part One
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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137. A Century Ago in Kentucky- Dec. 1923
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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136. Eddyville Escape Attempt of 1923
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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135. A Century Ago in Kentucky- Nov. 1923
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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134. Walter Campbell, Medical Mishaps and the Creation of the FDA
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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133. Belle Gunness- Indiana Serial Killer- Part Two
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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132. Belle Gunness- Indiana Serial Killer | Part One
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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131. Kentucky Haunts & Folklore- Halloween Special- Part 1
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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130. Spiritualist Medium Mary Langley- Covington, Kentucky
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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129. A Death at Lakeland Asylum, A Poisoning in Lawrenceburg
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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128. A Century Ago in Kentucky- September, 1923
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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127. Did The KKK Almost Buy Valparaiso University?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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126. Isaac Shelby- First Governor of Kentucky
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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125. Murder of Rosetta Warren | Part 2
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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124. Murder of Rosetta Warren | Part 1
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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123. The Mahan Shooting & The Crawley Murder
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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122. A Century Ago In Kentucky- August 1923
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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121. What Happened to Kelly Hollan?
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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120. The Kentucky Secret Society That Helped Create The American Medical Association
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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119. The Time A Kentucky Judge Was Offended By Pants
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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118. Twice Tried & Still Unsolved- Chantell Humphries
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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117. Mistaken Identity & Organs in the Laundry Room- Part 2
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May 10, 2023 |
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116. Mistaken Identity & Organs in the Laundry Room- Part 1
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May 10, 2023 |
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115. Stories from Kentucky Explorer Magazine- Part 1
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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114. Geneva Hardman, Marshal Law, and Maybe A Serial Killer- Part 2
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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113. Geneva Hardman, Marshal Law, and Maybe A Serial Killer- Part 1
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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112. Pete ‘The Gladiator’ Browning
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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111. James 'Honest Dick' Tate Fooled Everyone in Frankfort
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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110. Alvin Shipwreck Kelly
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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109. Octagon Hall- The Haunting
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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108. Octagon Hall- The History
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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107. Captain Mary Miller
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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106. Jessie Visits the Anderson Hotel
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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105. Nightmares, Bloody Mary & Percy Shelley’s Heart
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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104. Cemetery Road Murders- Part 2
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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103. Cemetery Road Murders- Part 1
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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102. Listener Stories- Three Haunted Houses
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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101. Haunted Newport
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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100. Newport Mob Stories- Part 2
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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99. Newport Mob Stories- Part 1
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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98. Who Killed Patrice Corley?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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97. Lottie the Triceratops
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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96. Gaines Tavern- Kentucky Horror House
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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95. The Ghost Ship- USS Sachem
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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94. Angel Bumpass Needs A New Trial
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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93. Ghost Bites at the Anderson Hotel
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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92. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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91. Ben Purnell & the House of David
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May 16, 2022 |
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90. Missing: Kenny Naidas Jr.
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May 09, 2022 |
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89. Wonder Woman Eula Hall- Part Three
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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88. Wonder Woman Eula Hall- Part Two
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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87. Wonder Woman Eula Hall- Part One
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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86. Identified: Maggie Anne Sniegowski
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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85. Listener Stories- Mary Lee
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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84. Two Pairs of Jeans and a Walkman
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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83. Pollard v. Breckinridge- Part Two
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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82. Pollard v. Breckinridge- The Breach of Promise Case
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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81. Exonerated- Joyce Watkins & Charlie Dunn
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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80. Remembering Darryl Owens
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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79. Boone Helm- Part Two
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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78. Boone Helm- Part One
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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77. A holiday message from Jessie
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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76. Kentucky Bermuda Triangle?
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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75. Unsolved Murder of Alberta Jones
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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74. The Orgasm Defense
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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73. William Branham- Yikes! Part 2
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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72. William Branham- Yikes! Part 1
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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71. Kentucky Place Names Part 2
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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70. Kentucky Scary Stories Part 2
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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69. Kentucky Scary Stories Part 1
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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68. The Tragic Love Story of Albert & Kitty Wing
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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67. The Head on the Mound
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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66. Joe Wesbecker- Part 3
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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65. Joe Wesbecker- Part 2
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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64. Joe Wesbecker- Part 1
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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63. Lakeland Asylum & Sauerkraut Cave
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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62. The Strange Life & Posthumous Mystery of Constantine Rafinesque
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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61. Appalachian Folk Medicine- Part 3
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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60. Appalachian Folk Medicine- Part 2
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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59. Appalachian Folk Medicine- Part 1
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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58. The Anderson Murder- Louisville
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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57. The Horrible Harpe Brothers- Serial Killers
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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56. Delia Webster
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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55. Disappearance of Ann Gotlib
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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54. Hayswood Hospital
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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53. A Colonel and a Judge
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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52. Road Trip- Maple Hill Manor & More
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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51. Louisville Riots- 1855
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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50. How Kentucky Places Got Their Names- Part 1
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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49. Judge Roy Bean
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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48. WAVERLY- AFTER
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May 27, 2021 |
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47. Della Faye Sutorius
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May 25, 2021 |
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46. WAVERLY HILLS- BEFORE
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May 17, 2021 |
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45. Rod Ferrell & The Vampires- Part 2
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May 13, 2021 |
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44. Rod Ferrell & The Vampires- Part 1
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May 10, 2021 |
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43. Sarah “Sadie” Frances Price
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May 06, 2021 |
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42. The Cicadas Are Coming!
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May 03, 2021 |
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41. Ventriloquism & the Vent Haven Museum
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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40. Nancy Green- Aunt Jemima
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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39. Narcotic Farm- Lexington
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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38. True Crime- Kevin Dunlap
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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37. Why Public Officials Can’t Duel in Kentucky
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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36. HAUNTED- Anne Mitchell & John Bell Hood
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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35. Montgomery Blair- Dred Scott v. Sanford and Other Things
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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34. Aviatrix Willa Brown
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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33. Nurse Mary W. Arvin
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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32. Louis Sansbury Takes on Cholera
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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31. Brenda Sue Schaefer- Part 3
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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30. Brenda Sue Schaefer- Part 2
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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29. Brenda Sue Schaefer- Part 1
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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28. Madame Belle Brezing of Lexington- Part 2
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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27. Madam Belle Brezing of Lexington- Part 1
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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26. Lillian Patrick & Mary Magdalene Pitts
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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25. Mastodon Graveyard- Boone Co.
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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24. Louisville Rail History
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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23. Alma Kellner- Part 3
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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22. Alma Kellner- Part 2
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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21. Alma Kellner- Part 1
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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20. Hopkinsville Goblins
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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19. True Crime- Virginia Caudill
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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18. Pope Lick Monster
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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17. Killer Coroner- Louisville
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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16. NUCLEAR- Maxey Flats
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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15. Tent Girl- Georgetown
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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14. HAUNTED- Liberty Hall
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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13. Murder of Marlene Oakes
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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12. Police UFO Sighting- Louisville
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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11. Where the Heck is Daniel Boone Buried?
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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10. HAUNTED- Old Talbott Tavern & Jailer’s Inn
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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9. Edgar Cayce- The Sleeping Prophet of Christian County
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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8. Meat Shower- Bath County
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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7. Kentucky UFO Abduction- Stanford
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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6. Southern Exposition- Louisville
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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5. Murder on Chestnut St- Louisville
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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4. A Grave Mistake- Octavia Hatcher
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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3. Jane Crawford Didn’t Have Twins
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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2. Harrodsburg- The Mysterious Ballroom Dancer
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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1: William Kriel- A Louisville Jeckyll & Hyde
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Kentucky History & Haunts (Trailer)
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Nov 28, 2020 |