Discover the dark side of Appalachia through this podcast. Explore the region's rich folklore, mythology, and delve into the unsettling tales of murders, criminals, and disasters that have shaped its history. Join me as I uncover the spooky and captivating aspects of this enigmtic corner of the world.
Poisoned Appalachia: the Dark Side of Appalachia
Claim This Podcastby Heather Blazer
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Discover the dark side of Appalachia through this podcast. Explore the region's rich folklore, mythology, and delve into the unsettling tales of murders, criminals, and disasters that have shaped its history. Join me as I uncover the spooky and captivating aspects of this enigmtic corner of the world.
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Recent Episodes
August 17, 2026
Episode 78 Eugenics in Appalachia.
<p>What happens when a government decides who is “fit” to have a family—and who isn’t? This is one of the darkest chapters in Virginia and Appalachian history, and the connection to Shenandoah National Park is complicated, disturbing, and often overlooked.</p>
August 10, 2026
Episode 77 Black Eyed Children
<p>Have you ever heard the knock?</p><p>The one that comes late at night…</p><p>When a child stands on your porch asking to be let inside.</p><p>Their voice sounds normal.</p><p>Their face looks innocent.</p><p>Until you notice their eyes.</p><p>Completely black.</p><p>No whites.</p><p>No pupils.</p><p>Just darkness.</p><p>Are they demons?</p><p>Aliens pretending to be human?</p><p>Or could they be something far older…</p><p>Forgotten ghost children whose stories have survived for centuries under different names?</p><p>In this week’s episode of Poisoned Appalachia, we’re digging into the terrifying legend of the Black-Eyed Children, the folklore that may have inspired them, and why one simple rule appears again and again across cultures:</p><p>Never invite them inside.</p><p>Because sometimes…</p><p>The scariest monsters don’t break down your door.</p><p>They wait for you to open it.</p>
August 3, 2026
Episode 76: Pat Postiglione qnd the murder squad
<p>Nashville is known for bright lights, country music, and Southern charm.</p><p><br></p><p>But beneath the neon signs and crowded streets, another story was unfolding.</p><p><br></p><p>A story of murder.</p><p><br></p><p>Missing people.</p><p><br></p><p>Cold cases.</p><p><br></p><p>And victims whose names were slowly fading from the headlines.</p><p><br></p><p>Then there was Detective Sergeant Patrick Postiglione.</p><p><br></p><p>Some called it a photographic memory.</p><p><br></p><p>Others believed he simply had an extraordinary ability to remember what everyone else had forgotten.</p><p><br></p><p>The clues.</p><p><br></p><p>The details.</p><p><br></p><p>The victims.</p><p><br></p><p>And the families still waiting for answers.</p><p><br></p><p>Alongside Nashville’s legendary Murder Squad, Pat reopened cases that had been cold for years—sometimes decades. Using new forensic technology, old evidence, and relentless determination, they followed killers across state lines and uncovered connections hidden deep inside Nashville’s darkest history.</p><p><br></p><p>Between 2005 and his retirement in 2013, Pat and the Murder Squad helped solve 55 open and unsolved murders.</p><p><br></p><p>Fifty-five cases.</p><p><br></p><p>Fifty-five victims.</p><p><br></p><p>Fifty-five families who were finally given answers.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the story of the detectives who traveled back through time…</p><p><br></p><p>The investigators who refused to let the dead be forgotten…</p><p><br></p><p>And the man who never stopped remembering.</p><p><br></p><p>Coming soon on Poisoned Appalachia…</p><p><br></p><p>“Pat Postiglione and Nashville’s Murder Squad: The Detectives Who Refused to Forget.”</p><p><br></p><p>Because a case may grow cold…</p><p><br></p><p>But the truth is still waiting.</p>
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