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
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
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
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
I just subscribed to The Atlantic because they did not obey in advance. #SignalGate
March 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Lunchtime walk about
March 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wine Crime of the Century?
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March 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Made it by the gym this morning!
March 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Going from Army brat to farm hand came with a host of challenges. #Appalachia bit.ly/4ior3B4
March 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Greetings from Mikey, the Wonder Dog
March 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In my latest Substack, I cover some famous food heists. #truecrime
March 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My latest Substack newsletter has a look back at wrangling stray livestock, some famous food-related crimes, a moonshine book review, and, of course, an Appalachian hero. #Appalachia blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
March 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
At the Greenville library author fest! #writer
March 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM