On a cold December night in 1811, men living along the Mississippi River woke to a sound they had no words for. Not thunder. Not wind. But something deeper. Something coming from under the world.

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Today we’re stepping into the wilds of 18th-century Kentucky with one of its most iconic figures: Daniel Boone. But this ain’t the story of Boone blazing the Wilderness Road or founding Boonesborough.

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Welcome, in this episode, we’re taking a drive down Sleepy Hollow Road in Oldham County—a stretch of pavement where the trees seem to whisper and the air feels heavy with secrets.

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Leah Smock was born around 1818 in Lapland, Kentucky, A place surrounded by trees, isolation… and suspicion. She was smart, curious, and gifted. Neighbors said she could heal animals. Some said she spoke to spirits.

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Second Sight | “Echoes of Time” by Kevin MacLeod

Ashes of the Witch |“Night of Chaos” by Kevin MacLeod

Spirit Unleashed | “Labyrinth of Lost Dreams” by Darren-Curtis

Burning Anniversary | “Ghost Story” by Myuu

Witch’s Dance | “Dervish Spirit” by Kevin MacLeod

The grave is unlike any other in the cemetery.

A small, sunken plot boxed in by interlocking wrought iron crosses, with a rusted steel lid partially covering the top.

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In the final days of the 18th century,

as the American frontier pushed west into the forests of Kentucky, two riders stalked the wilderness.

They were known simply as the Harpes…

And where they passed, they left behind a trail of horror.

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In 1868, in the shadow of Kentucky’s rolling hills, a masked outlaw carved his name into history. Jesse James, America’s most infamous bandit, with a glint in his eye and a six-shooter in hand, rode hard and vanished into the shadows of the Bluegrass.

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In this episode, we’re descending into the dark heart of Kentucky’s cave country to uncover a story of ambition, desperation, and tragedy—the tale of Floyd Collins, the cave explorer whose fate gripped a nation in 1925.

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