EPISODE 284: "The Real-Life Horror Movie": The Murder of Josylin Ballenger

After returning home from the Civil War, and Anderson County man was met with tragic news. That coupled with the state of his community riled his anger and the results were deadly. Folklore, legends and truth surrounds this story and we examine the tales and questions that still exist to this day.

In 2001, an Easley,SC gold and silver trader began contacting his friends about a safe investment opprotunity. After a decade, his true plan began to unravel and the only beneficiary of his his investments was himself!

In 1996, a young lady in North Myrtle Beach,SC was trying to get her life together. She was finally found a loving fiance and was contemplating a move away from risky work. Just as everything seemed to be turning around, the worst happened. It took decades for authorities to get the break they needed and they finally got it in an unlikely place.

In the Summer of 1957, Spartanburg patrol officers were called to what was at first a tresspassing complaint but quickly involved into a shooting. With differing stories, a coroner's inquest, and an ambulance getting pulled over for speeding this tale hastily became a series of what if's.

In 2009, a marriage that was ending left a Salley,SC woman wondering about her financial security. She hatched a plot that was beyond belief. Luckily, the conscience of the man she wanted to be her co-conspiritor saved two lives.

At a Greenville hotel in 2014, noise complaints came in left and right late one night and into the early morning. It was thought to be just a squabble beyween a couple, until there was smoke.

In 1990, a young, horse loving resident of Spartanburg County had a new love interest. He treated her well but had the tendency to run with a rough crowd. One night while hanging out, one of his friends took offense to Josylin and what unfolded was sheer evil.

In the late 70's and 80's, Jackson Station in Hodges,SC became one of the preeminent locales for music and good times. Bands from all over would come to play at the station until one fateful night, an arguement with an uncooperative patron led to the end of the music for good.

In 1988, a veteran State Trooper made what seeemed to be a pretty typical traffic stop for a headlight violation. When he was found killed several hours later and his patrol car submerged, what seemed like an open and shut case was anything but.

To celebrate America's 250th Anniversary, we discuss one of the Palmetto State's lesser known patriots who had a huge impact on the American Revolution. Charged with treason by the British Crown, Issac Hayne showed the redcoats what happens when you push a Patriot too far.