Season 1 Recap: Ballads and Bullets

Join us for a special recap episode as we raise a glass to our unforgettable debut year! We're revisiting the chilling cases and incredible guests that made Season 1 a hit, breaking down your fan-favorite "ballad" episodes, and sharing behind-the-scenes secrets from the podcast's production.Featuring clips from each of our five cornerstone ballad episodes:Appalachian Ballads: Otto Wood with author Trevor McKenzie.The Murder of Gladys Kincaid with historian Dr. Kevin Young.Tom Dooley: Murder, Mystery, and a Mountain Ballad with folklorist William Ritter.The Hillsville Courthouse Shooting with Dr. Travis Roundtree.Frankie Silver: Unraveling the Ghost in the Ballad with bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb.Season 2 kicks off Monday, 1/5/26, with "The Fugitive Thru-Hiker," our first tale from the Appalachian Trail. Get ready for new trails, new tales, notorious outlaws, and legendary lawmen.Podcast Sources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources & Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore More Content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠