Alfred Dockery
blueridgetruecrime.bsky.social
Alfred Dockery
@blueridgetruecrime.bsky.social
Award-winning author and editor. I write historical true crime stories, mainly in Appalachia. Keeping History Alive, One Crime at a Time.
My Substack: https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com
My book: https://bit.ly/4eGxZqM
My latest Substack newsletter covers hermits, real and imagined, as well as Jean Lafitte and a lake monster named Normie. #hermits
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June 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My latest article on Substack: Three men fight for survival in a quiet NC country store. bit.ly/4kWsQyF
June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Alfred Dockery
For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears. The ride honors Cherokee ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands. #RTR2025
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Cherokee cyclists retrace the Trail of Tears to remember — and reclaim — their history
For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears in honor of Cherokee ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Alfred Dockery
Also, the Mellon tax cuts came in the 1920s -- when Andrew Mellon was Secretary of the Treasury under three GOP presidents -- and hey, Tim, how did the economy turn out then?
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My latest Substack newsletter: Explorers, Con Artists and Cryptids, oh my! #appalachia #history
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June 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My latest article on Substack. A raid on a moonshine still in South Carolina's Dark Corner turns deadly. #truecrime #history
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June 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Kindle version of Blood on the Blue Ridge is just $0.99 in Australia for one week starting tomorrow! www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D7QK3NSQ
June 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Headed to the Anderson, SC, Library to participate in the Local Author Fest 11:00-1:00. Hawking my book, Blood on the Blue Ridge. Wish me luck! #books
May 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
C'mon down to the Anderson County Library for daring tales of Appalachian Crimes! #Books
May 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Anderson, SC. A reminder that in addition to the more than a dozen talented authors, I will be there as well. Word on the street is that there may also be a trivia game related to the book. blueridgetruecrime.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My latest article on Medium. medium.com/p/36e15c382521 #truecrime
May 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Saturday, May 31, I will be sitting at a table at the Anderson Public Library loudly proclaiming that 100-year-old crimes are cool. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by. #author #truecrime

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May 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In my Substack newsletter: a NC bandit, Otto Wood, a KY legend, Larkin Liles, and an Appalachian hero. #truecrime
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April 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My latest article on Medium: bit.ly/3Gh5TGP #truecrime
April 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Went to the post office to renew my passport. Yet more Crocs. Clearly sales are outperforming the hate these shoes get on social media.
April 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I went to the DMV today to get my Real ID. There were way more people wearing Crocs than I would have predicted.
April 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ya know, now might be a good time for Congress to pry his tiny hands off the steering wheel before we go over the cliff. #tariffs
April 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My latest Substack about a Kentucky bank robber's 3-mile swim into history. bit.ly/4jbDLU0 #truecrime #history
April 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Coming tomorrow to a Substack near you! #truecrime
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April 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Buckle up everyone. It's going to be one helluva Monday. #tariffs
April 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Seneca SC
April 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A short lunchtime sanity walk. No extra charge for the pollen.
April 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A quick reminder that you can download a FREE sample chapter of my book: Blood on the Blue Ridge Historic Appalachian True Crime Stories 1808-2004 bloodontheblueridge.com #truecrime #history
Home - Blood on the Blue Ridge
Moonshine, Murder, and Mayhem: New Book Chronicles 200 years of Appalachian Crime Stories.
bloodontheblueridge.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I just subscribed to The Atlantic because they did not obey in advance. #SignalGate
March 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I updated my article on famous food and drink thefts. New link: bit.ly/4c5oYYr
The Great Maple Syrup Heist
And other bold food and drink thefts
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March 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM