EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 38 MIN
S4 Ep49: The Case of John McCoy (The Picket Line Murder)
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On a cold January morning in 1990, a labor dispute in McDowell County, West Virginia turned deadly. As gunfire erupted along a UMWA picket line, one miner was killed and two others were wounded. More than three decades later, the murder of John McCoy remains unsolved. In this episode of Mountain State Mysteries, we examine the events that led to the shooting, the investigation that followed, and the questions that still remain. Sources -Cabin Creek Project: murder of UMW member John McCoy; show broadcast by WVVA-TV, channel 6, Bluefield, West Virginia: tape 7-32, 1990 January 16 | Penn State University Libraries Archival CollectionsMine 'war' leaves one dead; two injured - UPI ArchivesWelch resident shot to death in 1990 picket line violence | Local News | bdtonline.comMSM links -PATERON - Mountain State Mysteries | Podcast | PatreonWEBSITE - Home | Mountainstatemysteri (mountainstatemysteriespodcast.com)INSTAGRAM - Mountain State Mysteries - A West Virginia True Crime Podcast (@mountainstatemysteries) • Instagram photos and videosFACEBOOK - FacebookTIKTOK - Mountain State Mysteries (@mountainstatemysteries) | TikTokYoutube - (2) Mountain State Mysteries - YouTubeMUSIC -Intro Music - The CompanyHARMONICS - Hampus Naeseliu
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S4 Ep49: The Case of John McCoy (The Picket Line Murder)
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