Terrifying & True | The Ashland Massacre: Kentucky’s 1881 Christmas Murders

A Christmas Eve fire exposed three murders in Ashland, Kentucky, in 1881. Fanny and Robert Gibbons and their friend Emma Thomas were dead, and the search for justice soon sparked more violence. Terrifying & True traces the Ashland Massacre through George Ellis’s confession, the accusations against William Neal and Ellis Craft, and the trials that failed to quiet public fury. A lynching and a deadly confrontation with militia followed. How did outrage over three young victims turn a criminal investigation into a wider tragedy for the community? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]