October 2021 – The Coal Speaker

October 30, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Skooky Things Season 2 Episode 5: The Razor blade Crimes that were not true

For the most part, the annual check of Halloween candy is based on urban legends that have persisted for decades.

On Tuesday, September 18, 1990, various news sources began reporting on the murder of Ashland priest Father Leo Heineman..

His case made history and is still being discussed today.

October 24, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Skooky Things Season 2 Episode 3: The Gordon Mountain murder

In early April, 1925, a flock of crows attracted the hikers to a small clearing where they discovered the horrific sight. The charred remains of a corpse on the Gordon mountain.

October 14, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Skooky Things Season 2, Episode: And you thought politics was bad today!? Welcome to the Kelayres Massacre

The eve of election day, November 5, 1934, a political feud in the coal mining town erupted into violence. Five died, and dozens were injured in an event that would forever become known as the “Kelayres Massacre.”