Kentucky History & Haunts
Jessie Bartholomew
4.9from 191 ratings
- 173
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 191
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Kentucky History & Haunts
History, true crime & bizarre happenings in the bluegrass state. Kentucky is a treasure trove of unique people, events, and places dating as far back as the mastodon! You don't have to be from Kentucky to appreciate these stories. Subscribe today and share with a friend. Please email topic suggestions to kyhistoryhaunts@gmail.com. Visit the website to browse our merch at kyhistoryhaunts.com. And please leave a review or rating wherever you're enjoying the show. Thanks for listening.
- Publisher
- Jessie Bartholomew
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 28 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 173 episodes have a transcript.
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172. Jailer Pflanz & The Louisville Jail- Part 2
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171. Jailer Pflanz & The Louisville Jail- Part 1
31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
170. The Public Hanging of Rainey Bethea- Part 2
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172. Jailer Pflanz & The Louisville Jail- Part 2
Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Especially difficult is it to get a woman in the asylum." They were also having issues with smuggling that they had not anticipated. Turned out people outside the jail could easily pass things into the prisoners. Things like cocaine, opium, liquor, and steel saws. So while they couldn't approve padded cells, fiscal court did approve the order of bars to put over all the windows. Flans also made good on his promise of a jail library. With the help of a local chaplain, they organized a library with several shelves and plenty of books for the prisoners. He said, quote, You see, to supply them with reading matter requires a well-stocked library. […]
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