Tag Archives: Murder

New Year’s Eve Dance Turns Deadly

Posted on December 31, 2022 by sdbowling

A 1915 New Year’s Eve celebration turned to violence and Hannibal Hurst died as the result. Continue reading →

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Tragic Young Love Leads To Murder

Posted on December 23, 2022 by sdbowling

Whick Spicer and his wife had been married just a short time. Her lifeless body was found on Cane Creek with three shotgun wounds. Learn of this sad Breathitt County tale. Continue reading →

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Family Dispute Ended in Tragedy

Posted on September 30, 2022 by sdbowling

A family dispute led to the death of three people in 1911 on South Fork. Continue reading →

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Granville Turner’s “Suicide” in 1911

Posted on September 23, 2022 by sdbowling

Granville B. Turner died in 1911 after leading an ill-fated attack on a railroad camp.

Learn about his “suicide” from Breathitt’s wild past. Continue reading →

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James Hargis- the Victim?

Posted on September 14, 2022 by sdbowling

The power of newspapers through a look at Judge James Henderson Hargis- feud leader or victim? Continue reading →

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Martin Van Buren South

Posted on September 11, 2022 by sdbowling

A brief look at the short life of Martin Van Buren South. Continue reading →

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Store Shootout Kills One

Posted on August 30, 2022 by sdbowling

A fight over an election broke out in George Spencer’s store at Oakdale. When the smoke cleared, one was dead, one wounded, and many lives changed forever.

And then they worked it all out. Continue reading →

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Murder on Puncheon Creek

Posted on June 14, 2022 by sdbowling

Two men were murdered on Puncheon Creek in 1862. The family stories gave some details, but no verification was known to exist until recently. Continue reading →

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Brother Kills Brother in 1892

Posted on May 16, 2022 by sdbowling

A dispute over property led two brothers into an argument at Barwick. When the smoke cleared- one brother was dying and the other accused of manslaughter.

The sad tale of brother against brother in 1892. Continue reading →

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Letter Showed the Power of the “Hargis Machine”

Posted on May 3, 2022 by sdbowling

James Henderson Hargis built a kingdom of power and influence in Eastern Kentucky that extended to Frankfort and beyond.

This letter showed his power over Kentucky’s “Boy Governor” in 1903. Continue reading →

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