HeyJaredBlue Ridge True Crime
Compelling true crime stories from the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. This podcast explores crimes and stories, from the notorious to the obscure, spanning frontier times to modern-day mysteries. Crimes, history, mysteries, and more.
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Conn Man: The $550 Million Social Security Heist (opens the original)
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He called himself "Mr. Social Security." In reality, Eric C. Conn was the mastermind behind one of the largest disability fraud schemes in U.S. history. From glowing billboards in Eastern Kentucky to a 19-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln, Conn built a flashy empire on a foundation of bribes and fake medical records. Companion Substack Article Just click the link above. This is the wild story of a lawyer who defrauded the government out of $550 million, the whistleblowers who risked everything to s
Lewis Redmond: Moonshine King of the Carolinas (opens the original)
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He was a killer, a folk hero, and the most dangerous man in the Carolinas. Discover the wild true story of Lewis Redmond, the Moonshine King who defied the federal government, survived a hail of bullets, and became a 19th-century legend. In this episode, we explore the life of Lewis Redmond, the notorious " Moonshine King of the Carolinas ." More than just an outlaw, Redmond was a product of the Reconstruction Era—a time of federal taxes, illicit economies, and violent conflict in the Blue Ridge
Murder on Iron Mountain: Death on the Appalachian Trail (opens the original)
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In April 1975, a disheveled hiker walked off the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and walked straight into a sheriff's department to confess to a murder no one knew had happened. The authorities thought he was a kook looking for a warm jail cell. They were wrong. In this episode, we explore the strange, haunting case of Paul Wallace Bigley and Janice Kay Balza—a crime that raises unsettling questions about memory, violence, and the darkness that can hide inside an unassuming hiker. Find everything
Lane Dyer on The Tragic Tale of Crick Davis: Ashe County Axe Murderer (opens the original)
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In this episode, we're joined by author Lane Dyer to discuss his novel, The Tragic Tale of Crick Davis: Ashe County Axe Murder. Set in the remote mountains of North Carolina in 1903, the book is based on the true story of Christopher Columbus Davis, a farmer who committed a brutal, seemingly senseless axe murder that shocked the nation. Lane shares the incredible journey of researching a 120-year-old cold case, from finding obscure historical records and navigating conflicting newspaper accounts
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