Axe Murders Episodes

In July of 1906, Rowan County, North Carolina, was shaken by one of the most brutal crimes in state history. Isaac Lyerly, his wife Augusta, and two of their young children were murdered in their farmhouse near Barber Junction. Bludgeoned with the family’s own axe and left in a fire meant to destroy the evidence, the crime horrified Salisbury and quickly drew national attention. Three of the surviving Lyerly sisters escaped the burning home, carrying their wounded sister Alice to safety, only...

Days before Christmas in 1831, Charlie Silver went missing from his home, leaving behind a young wife and baby. In the mountains of Western North Carolina, his family searched to no avail. Unfortunately, Charlie was eventually found but not all in one piece. Narrator: Curtis Hildreth Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth Narrator of The Ballad Of Frankie Silver excerpt - Lily Hildreth Sources: You Tube Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6DViANMIc McCrumb, Sharyn. The Ballad of F...

On Thanksgiving Eve in 1930 , a dairy farming family of four were brutally murdered. Their deaths shocked the nation. Ninety-five years later, the murders are still unsolved. Listen to the episode to see if you think you know who the killer is. Male Narrator: Curtis Hildreth Music: Isaiah Hildreth Sources: findagrave.com newspapers.com modernfarmer.com The Germond Family Murders: A Scientific Conclusion to a Cold Case by Vincent Cookingham PHD Old Timey Crimey Podcast Between the Cracks Podcas...

Sometimes a simple "welfare check" for someone's safety turns out to be more than investigators bargained for. For the Houston Police Department in 1965, this was the case when a man called in concerned about his elderly aunt and uncle. What they found when they got inside was a nauseating scene. Narrator: Curtis Hildreth Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth Sources: Criminal Podcast - Episode 41 https://allthatsinteresting.com/ice-box-murders https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/explanation-o...

In Bibb county Georgia on August 6, 1887 a prominent farmer, Captain Richard Woolfolk and eight members of his family were axed to death as they lay sleeping. The Woolfolk murders would be known as the bloodiest mass murder in Georgia history. The oldest son and only survivor of the horrendous attack was the main suspect. There's an unbelievable twist at the end that leaves everyone wondering if an innocent man was punished for the crimes. Episode music written and performed by Isaiah Hildreth ...

In 1929 Charlie Lawson, a North Carolina tobacco farmer, promised his family a special Christmas surprise. No one could ever have imagined the horror he had planned. Send us a text Support the show hardtimesandtruecrimes.com buymeacoffee.com/hardtimesTC