Appalachian Murder, Mystery & Legend

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Learn about the true Appalachian life, mysteries, legends & history. 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. We’re going t

Larry Bentley


    • Apr 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    A Horrible Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 18:19


    Listen to how this little nimrod ruined Easter for generations.

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    Printz Of A Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 28:58


    Yet another piece of dog squeeze wreaking havoc

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    Mother Nutjob And The League Of Lunatics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 48:44


    Listen to this absolute mess

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    That Time They Hired A Rainmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 17:45


    Back in 1916 San Diego got their money's worth when they hired a rainmaker.

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    Tragedy At Buffalo Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 19:55


    I remember this one from 1972.

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    Murder At The Roy Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 28:46


    Yet another whack a doodle shows everybody how to screw up the lives of countless innocent people.

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    Deviant Report: Making Appalachians Look Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 11:37


    Since I lost all files on today's episode, let's do a Deviant Report.

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    The Fall Of Keystone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 24:21


    Listen to how the First National Bank of little Keystone West Virginia became one of the biggest bank failures in history.

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    From A Night Cap To A Dirt Nap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 34:34


    Listen to this one from Kentucky

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    Well Would You Look At That

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 35:14


    This one has a turn in it.

    Free Nose Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 23:38


    Listen to what yet another whack a doodle did in Kentucky

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    Do Whack A Do Whack A Doodle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 24:43


    Listen to what this Whack Job did because nobody bothered to stop him when they had the chance.

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    Was It Really Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 38:00


    Listen to this tale straight outta Appalachia

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    Failure To Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 41:13


    This one happened over in Tazewell Bulldog Territory, Too close to home

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    Season 5 Kickoff: The 2006 Richmond Murder Spree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 20:05


    Listen to what these whack a doodles did.

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    Season 5 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 1:33


    Here's what's coming soon

    Appalachian Night Before Christmas 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 4:10


    All new for 2024. Thank you all so much for listening. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    When Hell Came To Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 12:47


    Of all time for tragedy to strike. This one comes on Christmas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    What A Web He Weaved

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 32:07


    Listen to this big fat fibber --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    To Be Or Not To Be, A Lunatic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 14:01


    Listen to what this guy did and let me know what you think on our Facebook group. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    When The Reaper Came To Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 14:30


    Listen to this true whack a doodle tail. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    A Story On The Tristate Gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 13:32


    Listen to this tale from the gangland of Appalachia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    Oh Say Can You See...My Hanky

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 26:39


    Listen to this clash of whack a doodles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Bunch Bunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 19:32


    Listen to what happened to Pee Jem Bunch and associates. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

    Appalachian Halloween Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 14:05


    Listen to a few scary stories from the mountains. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The West Virginia Bonnie And Clyde

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 21:37


    Listen to this mess. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Ballad Of Freeda Bolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 9:56


    Listen to this sad true tail from Floyd County Virginia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    White Capping And Blue Billing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 20:34


    Listen to just how far bigots will go. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Poker Faced Hellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 14:07


    listen to what these two did back in 1936 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    Straight Outta Appalachia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 14:44


    Listen to this grade A lunatic's story --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    A Sheriff Named Maude

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 19:10


    Listen to how this young woman reacted to the death of her husband and made history --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    Daniel Boone Was A Man, Was A Pissed Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 12:55


    Listen to this story of Daniel Boone's family --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Baker-Justus Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 12:52


    Listen to this tale out of Appalachia that still has folks talking today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Rochester Night Stalker Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 22:45


    We continue into the life of the Whack a doodle Arthur Shawcross --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Rochester Night Stalker Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 22:27


    You ain't gonna believe this one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Montpelier Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 11:49


    Listen to this tragic story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Suncook Town Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 19:07


    Listen to this true tragedy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    The Landmark Case Of Ruby McCollum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 31:02


    Listen to how bad the Jim Crow South was. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    Flypaper Lyda

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 31:15


    yes folks yet another way to get a divorce --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-bentley/support

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    Whack A Doodle Deluxe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 34:37


    This is one of the dangedist things I've ever found. --- 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

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    After Surviving All They Did, Along Came Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 19:33


    I remember when this one happened and I was POed. --- 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

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    That Time In Virginia When They Hung The Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 31:07


    listen 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

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    Murder In Knoxville

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 19:14


    Listen to the story of the murder of one of the greatest hair stylists that the world has seen. --- 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

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    The Battle Of Hayse Pond

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 14:11


    listen to what happens when a bunch of racists bite off more than they could chew. --- 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

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    The Good Farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 21:06


    Listen to what this idiot did to become the oldest serial killer in US 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

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    Murdered For No Reason In The Great Smokey Mountains.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 22:24


    Listen to this awful tail. --- 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

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    The Ohio Valley Butcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 18:23


    Listen 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

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    The Outlaw Kinnie Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 19:31


    Listen 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

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    The Battle Of Droop Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 15:52


    Listen 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

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    Where's Reba?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 17:33


    Folks 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

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    A Doctor, A Chicken Man And A Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 18:22


    Listen 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

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