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The Appalachian Crime Trail podcast is a true crime/comedy podcast that gives you the lesser-known, and sometimes unheard of stories of true crimes in Appalachia. Join us weekly as we delve into cases, focus on the victims, and work to bust down Appalachi

Kiersten and Nikki


    • Jan 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    NEW PODCAST ALERT! In The Pines - Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 78:44


    Welcome to the 1st episode of “InThe Pines”: a monthly podcast about the mysteries, crimes, and unexplained that could only happen in the American wilderness. Join Nikki from here at The Appalachian Crime Trail and Pox Holiday from The Pox & Puss Podcast as they look at their first mystery: The Disappearance of Dennis Martin in 1969 in The Great Smoky Mountains. Please sure to subscribe to this brand new podcast and give a review to help them out!

    "Bet You Thought You'd Seen the Last Of Us!" - 2020 Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 43:01


    During a special spooky episode, Nikki and Kiersten some historical and haunted tales from West Virginia. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Update on Missing Persons Case: Lori Keller

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 4:23


    Nikki and Kiersten share a (socially distanced!) update on the missing persons case of Lori Keller/Lori Sines who was last seen in October 2019. She was originally talked about in Episode 12. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    The Last Hurrah (Our Unedited Final Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 66:00


    During their last episode, Nikki and Kiersten cover the story of The Mad Butcher, the Hatfields and McCoys, and two sets of unidentified remains in Greenbrier County, WV. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Don't Reach for the Avocado and Sheriff Maude the Super Sleuth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 43:22


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the story of Sheriff Maude Collins and the murders of William and Sarah Stout, the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, and a missing persons case for Maria Alejandra Contreras Lopez. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Mothman and the Loomis Fargo Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 48:47


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the story of Mothman, the 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery, and a missing persons case form 1966 of Juanita Ritchie. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Trail and Trans Murders: These are their stories *DUN DUN*

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 53:19


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the murders of Jeff Hood and Molly LaRue, all the trans individuals murdered in 2019, and the unsolved murder of Mary Lucinda Strange. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    You Can't Shoot a Whale from a Moving Car!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 43:24


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the murder of Lori and Colin Casteel, the weird lion leash law in Alderson, WV and the unsolved murder of Goldie Fritz. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ This episode: Hit the Lights by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

    Good Ol' WV: Home of hangings and house fires

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 58:51


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the hanging of David Creigh, the murder of Jimmy Michael and his House of Horrors, and the and the disappearance of Tasha Jaquilla Degree. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Houses of Horrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 43:07


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the murder of Larry Wayne Thomas, the story of Pazuzu Algarad and his House of Horrors, and the and the disappearance of Tamikqra Sandreia Rogers. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    West Virginia.... Murder Momma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 43:05


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the Fred Zain, the WVU Coed Murders, and the and the disappearance of James Johansen. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Mine Disasters and Witchy Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 33:07


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten cover the Sago Mine Disaster, the Hex Hollow Murder, and the and a partially unsolved case involving the disappearance of Melissa Brannen. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    New Year, New Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 27:29


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten discuss the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings and the and a partially unsolved case involving the disappearance of Gina Renee Hall. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Plantation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

    Military Murders and Murdered Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 31:16


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten discuss the murder of Barry Winchell and the unsolved murder of Trevor Armstrong. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Small Town Speculation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 30:21


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten discuss the Quiet Dell murders and the unsolved murder of Leah Hickman. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Let's name this one tater hole!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 25:10


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten discuss the death of Heather Heyer and the unsolved murders of David Lee Metzler and Heidi Lynn Childs Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    All in the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 31:59


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten talk about the death of Billie Jo Quintier and the missing persons case of Lori Beth Sines (Keller). Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    The Justice System is a Hot Mess!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 48:01


    This week, Nikki and Kiersten discuss Rodney Reed, the Tardy Furniture murders, and missing and unidentified juveniles in Tennessee. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    It's All A Conspiracy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 37:26


    On today's episode, Nikki and Kiersten talk about the murder of Sister Roberta Elam and the death of journalist Danny Casolaro. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Georgia Murders on My Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 49:56


    In this episode, we discuss Georgia true crime cases including murderer Janie Lou Gibbs, the murder of Timothy Coggins, and the unsolved murder of Hannah Truelove. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Blue Murder of Kentucky

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 55:16


    In this episode, Nikki and Kiersten cover America's first serial killers, a mass shooting, and cold cases from Kentucky. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Asylums, Riots, and Ghosts, oh my!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 71:50


    In their first Halloween special, Nikki and Kiersten explore the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and the West Virginia Penitentiary. Their cold case includes information about the ongoing investigation into 10-11 murders at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, WV. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Spoopy Hillibillies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 52:58


    On this week's episode, Nikki and Kiersten cover the murder of Mr. Mullenax, the Matewan Massacre, and Belle in a Well. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    A Collection of Cold Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 73:42


    This week, Kiersten and Nikki talk about their Wal-Mart stories, the Redhead Murders, the murder of Faith Hedgepeth, and the cold case of Patrice Endres. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Virginia is for Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 51:41


    In this week's episode, Nikki and Kiersten talk about the murders along the Rt. 29 Corridor in Virginia, a crime that killed an entire family in Farmville, VA, and provide you with information about the 40+-year-old Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    ACT talks the AT...or something like that.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 54:55


    Disclaimer: There were some audio malfunctions on this episode, but we felt that the information was still important and wanted to publicize the stories of these hikers. Please excuse the occasional buzzing. We believe we have found the problem and will troubleshoot in future episodes. In their third episode, Nikki and Kiersten talk about crimes on the Appalachian Trail including the murder of Ron "Stronghold" Sanchez, Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay, and the unsolved murder of Scott Lilly. Send all case recommendations and Appalachian stereotypes to appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Vans Down by the River

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 59:46


    Kiersten and Nikki talk about The Greenbrier Ghost, the Rainbow Murders, and the disappearance of the Sodder children on this week's episode. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    Murder-lachia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 51:25


    Nikki and Kiersten talk about the Murder of Skylar Neese, the murder of Gloria Simonelli (subsequently leading to the time Nikki was held hostage), and the disappearance of Dee Ann Keene. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

    The Appalachian Crime Trail Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 2:49


    Hey ya'll! Thanks for listening to trailer for The Appalachian Crime Trail podcast. We will have weekly episodes every Friday beginning Friday, September 13, 2019. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Make sure to follow us on all social media! Facebook: @appalachiancrimetrailpodcast Twitter: @appcrimepod Instagram: @appalachian_crime_trail Email: appalachiancrimetrail@gmail.com

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