[North Carolina] Bitter Blood Murders

Grab your mason jars and pull up a rocker as Cara and Stew unpack one of the most chilling multi-generational tragedies in Southern history. What began as a contentious custody battle between a prominent Winston-Salem socialite and her dentist ex-husband spiraled into an apocalyptic nightmare when she fell under the spell of her first cousin—a survivalist masquerading as a CIA operative and medical doctor.

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Sources

Bledsoe, Jerry. Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder (Onyx / Dutton, 1988)
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Historical Crime Archives: The Bizarre "Bitter Blood" Murders
Greensboro News & Record, Investigative Archives & Highway 150 Incident Reports (1984–1985) Winston-Salem Journal, Valley Road Homicide Files & SBI Case Summaries
Kentucky State Police, Oldham County / Prospect Double Homicide Investigative Files