Gone Fishin’
Could two famous rivermen really have met their end while grappling giant fish in a Kansas river?
Who Killed the Mercy Man?
An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song
Bubble Girl
The kidnapping that once riveted the nation
Queen of the Castle
Looking for Mama Lou, the legendary singer whose work helped inspire American ragtime
The Bully in the Ballad
Was Mississippi John Hurt really the first person to sing the tragic tale of Louis Collins?
The Baddest Man in Town
On the trail of a historical figure immortalized in African-American folklore
The Annotated “Stacka Lee”
Comments on the famous murder ballad’s oldest known lyrics
