Watch short video snapshots from the Hometown Murders & Mysteries collection, featuring true stories, local history, unsolved questions, and remembered cases from Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the surrounding region.
Somerset Waitress Murder
A brief look at one of Somerset’s remembered murder cases, told through local history, available records, and the circumstances that kept the story alive in community memory.
Kentucky & Pulaski County: Dark History
A little Kentucky history to make you think twice before breaking the law. Before lethal injection, Kentucky used hanging. Later came the electric chair at Eddyville, known as “Old Sparky.” It is dark history, but it is still our history.
Stay safe, make good choices, and watch for our upcoming Hometown Murders & Mysteries Dark History Short.
Somerset: Deed, Divorce, & Death
Coming Soon... 2026
Buncombe: Leaving Little Queen City
Coming Soon... 2026
Tateville: Southern Ax Murder
Coming Soon... 2026
No Time for Mercy: Greasy Creek Justice
Coming Soon... 2026
Swear No Lies: An Oath Signed in Blood
Coming Soon... 2026
The Ferguson Medicine Man
Coming Soon... 2026
Burnside: Troubled Waters
A summer story from Pulaski County’s past, connecting local history, lake-season memory, and a case that still raises questions about justice, loss, and the people left behind.
Shopville Area: Sheriff MargHargue
A sheriff shot down near his own barn, two suspects taken from the county jail before trial, and a community left with questions that were never fully answered. Sheriff John McHargue's story is the oldest fallen-officer case from Pulaski County that we have found, so far.
Somerset: Dinner, Movie, & Murder
Coming Soon... 2026
Burnside: Tiger by the Tail
Coming Soon... 2026
Mt. Victory: Dead-Eye Bolton
In the late summer of 1903 in southern Kentucky, what should have been a Sunday service at the Mount Victory Camp Meeting became the setting for the end-of-watch story of Pulaski County Constable William “Dead-eye” Bolton. It is a piece of local history marked by faith, violence, duty, and a community forever changed.
Deadfall Hollow: The Wraiths in the Well
Coming Soon... 2026
The Great Yarb Doctor
Coming Soon... 2026
A Christmas Murder at Pulaski County Park
Coming Soon... 2026
The Research Continues...
Lake Cumberland Tactical Innovations
The Hometown Murders & Mysteries Snapshots videos are created for historical, educational, and informational purposes. The stories are based on available records, published accounts, local history, and research conducted at the time of production. Some details may reflect historical reporting, allegations, unresolved questions, or period language and should not be understood as current findings of fact. No statement is intended to accuse, defame, or harm any individual, family, organization, or community. Viewer discretion is advised. If you have any updates to these stories or documented clarification, please contact us at lctillc@outlook.com