Appalachian Murder, Mystery & Legend
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsLearn about the true Appalachian, mysteries, legends, murder & history as well as those stories outside Appalachia as viewed by a true Appalachian. I’m Larry Bentley and I was born and raised in the Appalachian mountains of southwest Virginia. I want to take you on a fantastic journey through the Appalachian mountains and beyond. We’re going to explore everything from murder, native folklore and legend to true stories of hardship as seen through the watery eyes of an old Appalachian. Come join me. I guarantee it’s not going to be anything like you think it is. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
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Episodes
The Ohio Valley Butcher
April 21, 2024 20:35 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBListen to the story below of this piece of work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Outlaw Kinnie Wagner
April 07, 2024 11:57 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBListen to the story of one of the most infamous outlaws to ever grace us with his presence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Battle Of Droop Mountain
March 31, 2024 12:36 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBListen to how West Virginia got to be West Virginia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Where’s Reba?
March 24, 2024 16:02 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBFolks have been waiting way too long for some answers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
A Doctor, A Chicken Man And A Wife
March 17, 2024 21:09 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBListen to this twisted tale from days gone by. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Neither Rain, Sleet Or Snow Stops A Murderer From His Appointed Rounds
March 10, 2024 19:12 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBThis one happened back when I was a young feller. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Cawley Family Axe Murders
March 03, 2024 19:47 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBListen to this mess of a case folks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Killing In Kentucky
February 25, 2024 20:49 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBListen to this mess. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Rainbow Murders
February 18, 2024 21:19 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBListen to what happened back in 1980 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Another “Hat In The Creek” Murder
February 11, 2024 18:46 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBListen to what happened in Maine back in 1937. Then you can go get your hat out of the creek too. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Peeler
February 04, 2024 23:04 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBListen to this crazy ride. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Sloppy Joe: The Appalachian Cannibal.
January 21, 2024 23:47 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBListen to what this piece of work did. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Season 4 Kickoff: Still Waiting
January 14, 2024 21:54 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBA community in the Alabama mountains is still waiting for answers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Appalachian Night Before Christmas #3
December 24, 2023 19:24 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBListen to a twisted tale of a vengeful elf. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Christmas Miracle
December 24, 2023 19:15 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBListen to this true Christmas miracle --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Murder Of Sister Robin
December 20, 2023 23:28 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBListen to this true Appalachian story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Gaslight Killer
December 10, 2023 21:37 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIt might be a little shorter than normal but it had to be told. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Hard Luck Betty
December 03, 2023 20:07 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBHard luck just followed Betty around wherever she went. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Little Boy Pot Pie? He Cooked Him.
November 21, 2023 16:35 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBListen to this monster’s story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Royal Rampage Of Marvin Heemeyer
November 14, 2023 00:01 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThe story of a man pushed too blame far. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Fisheyed Hairlip
November 05, 2023 19:56 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBListen to this odd story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Appalachian Ghost Stories Halloween Special
October 29, 2023 19:56 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBListen to some Appalachian ghost stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Handyman Of Death
October 22, 2023 23:01 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBNobody knew he was a serial killer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Murder Of Iron Mike Malloy
October 08, 2023 22:52 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBThis one is fit for a deviant report. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Short Family Murders-Another One Too Close To Home.
October 01, 2023 22:28 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThis is just about as twisted and as frustrating as it gets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
All In The Family Murders
September 17, 2023 17:02 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBListen to what happened in Clay County, Alabama in 2001. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Hood Family Murders
September 10, 2023 21:45 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBListen to what happened in wild wonderful West Virginia back in 1909. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Lynch Thy Own Self
September 04, 2023 21:29 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBListen to this twisting tale of what started out as murder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
They Murdered Their Baby Girl
August 20, 2023 22:26 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBListen to the sad story of Mary Magdeline Pitts. Yes that’s the way it’s spelled on her but he certificate. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
I Shot His Face Off Because He Ruined My Wife
August 13, 2023 23:32 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBListen to this mess. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Shootout In Abbeville
July 30, 2023 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBListen to how far sovereignty can go. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Kentucky Tragedy
July 23, 2023 22:19 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBListen to the story that lead to the first legal hanging in Kentucky. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Smuttynose Murders
July 16, 2023 21:33 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIt ain’t hillbilly life but it’s a sunken mountain. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Reverend Nat Turner’s Rebellion
July 04, 2023 00:46 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBListen to how cruel people were to each other back in our history. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
A Murder Too Close To Home
June 25, 2023 20:01 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBListen to the story of a Murder that happened right under my nose. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853
June 11, 2023 17:25 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBListen to one f the first air disasters I remember hearing about when I was a little feller. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Alabama Robin Hood
June 04, 2023 17:52 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBListen to the story of one of the greatest train robbers of all time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Duffy’s Cut
May 28, 2023 17:33 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBWhat happened on mile 59 of the R5 line in 1832. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Kentucky Cannibal
May 20, 2023 19:07 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBListen to the story of this real piece of work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Liver Eatin’ Johnson
May 07, 2023 17:18 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBListen to the true tale of mountain man Jeremiah Johnson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Hillbilly Houdini
April 29, 2023 23:25 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBListen to this story of an Appalachian escape artist. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
What About Beulah
April 23, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBListen to this one that happened pretty close to where I grew up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Shock Me First
April 16, 2023 19:55 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBListen to the story of the first woman to be electrocuted in the electric chair. No it’s not Ruth Snyder as most think. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
He Who Laughs Last
April 08, 2023 19:36 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBListen to this twisted mess. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The 1966 Hendersonville Triple Murder
April 01, 2023 15:31 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBListen to this mess. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
The Mad Butcher Of Fayette County
March 18, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBListen to the story of a West Virginia Murder spree. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
When The Smoke Cleared
March 12, 2023 17:26 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBListen to how “Justice” was served in a case of a crime that never was. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Who’s Your Daddy?
March 05, 2023 15:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBListen to the story of Peaches and Daddy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
Bad Talt Hall
February 26, 2023 18:54 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBListen to the story of an Appalachian outlaw every bit as bad as Doc Holiday or John Wesley Hardin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support
And The Pig Woman Sang
February 13, 2023 00:47 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBListen to the story of a murder mystery that remains unsolved to this day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support