True Crime and Folklore from Pulaski County and Beyond

Step back into the hollers, hills, riverbanks, and even downtown to the courthouse, to the whispers of Southern Kentucky in the second volume of Hometown Murders & Mysteries, a collection of chilling true crime and local legend rooted in the heart of Pulaski County and its neighboring communities.

From a brutal Christmas night murder beneath the bluffs of Fishing Creek to the unsolved disappearance of strangers whose bones were found in a forgotten well, these stories carry the weight of justice delayed, and sometimes denied. Volume II uncovers haunting cases both documented and disputed: a serial killer who may have slipped through the cracks, charismatic folk healers who blurred the line between medicine and myth, and local legends that continue to cast shadows long after the graves have settled.

This collection spans the early 1800s through the 20th century, balancing infamous headlines with deeply personal losses. Whether tied to these stories by blood, geography, or curiosity, readers will find themselves drawn into a web of mystery that feels both deeply local and universally human.

Each chapter is a journey into the past, but the echoes still reach today.

Featuring:

• A Christmas Murder at Pulaski County Park

• An Undocumented Serial Killer in Somerset?

• Swear No Lies: An Oath Signed in Blood (1922)

• No Time for Mercy: Greasy Creek Justice (1908)

• Deadfall Hollow: The Wraiths in the Well

• The Great Yarb Doctor & The Ferguson Medicine Man

• The Natives of Pulaski County

• Pulaski Postscripts: Whispers in the Valley (Soules Chapel)

Because even in quiet towns, the dead don’t always rest, and some stories refuse to be forgotten.