The next morning, two. Their shotgunned bodies were found on Oct. 5, 1980. So what do you think? I, for one, trust the initial information provided to the public and provided by law enforcement soon after the girls went missing to be more reliable and believable than what hearsay and the revised stories told now. That events that led to that arrest of three males started out behind the old Dover Dairy Dip. 13 talking about this. It's going to be difficult to verify it as truth as there is suspicions of it being covered up. Autopsy reports say 1980murdervictims Carla Sue Atkins, 14, and Vickie Lee Stout, 16, died as the result of shotgun wounds to the head. Someone who has two faces and hides one very well. I have nine different theories. Only 18 days later their remains were found in Lost Creek, a wooded area in Land Between the Lakes. Throughout the years, there have been talk of hauntings, Native American curses, mysterious lights over gravestones at night, and several tales of a wolf like creature that stood on two legs around the Land Between the Lakes area. But this is Kentucky and you know how people LOVE to talk and tell BIG whoppers. 18 days after they vanished, their bodies were discovered by two hikers, in a wooded area in the Stewart County portion of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, considered federal land. The shading is the same. Murder At Land Between The Lakes 35 Episodes Produced by Amelia Courtney Website On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. Breakthrough in Freezing Brings Cryogenics One Step Closer, A Strange UFO Attack Case from the 17th Century, The Strange Phenomenon of "Animal-Shaped Spirit Guardians", Cattle Mutilations: The Full Story of the FBI and a Creepy and Sinister Affair. The shade of the color of the blue truck an eyewitness allegedly saw in proximity to the girls the day they went missing as initially reported has changed over time. Beginning in Kentucky and ending 40 miles south in Tennessee, the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) is the largest inland peninsula in the country. The names of the parents arent recorded but they had two children, Bradley and Megan. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! No one really knows, and it remains an unsettling case of what might or might not be something very strange indeed roaming about in the wilderness of the Land Between the Lakes. The Beast of LBL is described by so-called eyewitnesses as resembling Bigfoot with wolfish characteristics and standing close to seven feet tall. The ones at the top seem to be close and the writing in the left-hand corners are similar. THE MAREO TRIAL THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS [ Per Press Association. Sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, the Young family was wiped out in an attack by the Beast, a Dogman or werewolf. They had skipped school that day. Some of our staff have worked on Land Between the Lakes for many years. Five major attractions can be found in Land Between The Lakes. No one knows exactly what happened. DOVER, Tenn. (WZTV) The case has been cold for so long that many fear if it's not solved soon, it will never be solved. I am so glad Amelia and Lainie are digging into the case and reviving it. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday, 4.50 p.m. Arrived the Rangatira from the North. For decades I have pursued leads. This series features special guests and is hosted by Amelia . ", his voice startled us again, as he was trying to tell his story in between huge gulps of air. This information is not discussed by law enforcement now. The multi-award winning progressive Bluegrass Band Yankee/Dixie from Fairview/Dover will perform from 5-7 p.m. I have never speculated as to the identity of the killer or killers. MondayFriday: Call or email Phone: Toll-Free: 800-372-3928. Some call it The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. My source said it was done on an Etch-a-Sketch and I knew he did not mean that, but nevertheless, I got the clue. A published description said the man in the blue truck was white, 25-30 years old, weighing about 165-170 pounds. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. The marks were like a bears-claw-rake, not those caused by branches or sticky bushes, but a definite wide pattern of a paw print. [7] Made of stone and concrete, this abandoned structure housed many of the parties, the rituals, and the blood-drinking vampirism that the Vampire Clan carried out. On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. One man said it jumped out of one of the horse stalls one evening while he was putting up some animals. Several more campers, fishermen and boaters that had seen it from the safety of of their boats, floating in some of the many bays that touched upon the shoreline. Is Your Old House Haunted or Does it Just Have a Haunted Personality? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hours No one knows exactly what happened. It can be found in Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky, where Rod and company are originally from, though the murders would end up taking place in Florida. Could it perhaps be some sort of specter or spirit, and this is why it leaves behind little to no physical evidence and is the reason for its outlandish appearance? Access full book title Murder In Lakeview by Terry Simpson, the book also available in format PDF, EPUB, . It was not until the aunt came home in her car that the strange creature seemed to give up and flee away into the night. The summer of 1980 may have been the zenith of raucous behavior in Dover. Below are some of the items I have published previously about the murders of Carla Atkins, 14, and Vickie Stout, 16, in LBLs Lost creek/Mint springs area. Their bodies were found 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. This is information the family of Carla and Vickie provided initially to law enforcement, but that information was not originally published in the very first news articles. The public is invited to attend. Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) is a 170,000-acre outdoorsmen's paradise between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in western Kentucky and Tennessee. The 1980 Lost Creek Child Murders of Land Between the Lakes remained unsolved to this day. A witness reportedly saw a blue pickup truck turn around on the highway and drive toward the girls. Megan wasnt with the rest of her family in the RV, though, as her remains had been hauled up into a tree. Theyve never seen anything that would point back to a beast existing. Seems conclusive. Privacy Policy. Ferrier, the new district attorney the Twenty-Third Judicial District, which covers Stewart County, TN., Patricia Gordon, the oldest sister of Carla and Vickie and I were at the Stewart County Visitors Center while Ferrier interviewed everyone but me. Their shotgunned bodies were found on Oct. 5, 1980. For two decades, some of the fastest cars in several surrounding counties in Tennessee and Kentucky could regularly be seen and heard squealing out and laying rubber after Circling The Dip. Sometimes those cars would head off toward the long asphalt stretches in Land Between the Lakes and Long Creek Road for drag races. The anatomical diagnosis of the autopsy report for Carla says, Decomposed skeletonized human female; organo-autolysis; shotgun wound to the head.. Bloggers across the internet attribute murders within LBL, animal disappearances and other paranormal activities to the Beast. It is worth pointing out that Land Between the Lakes is a large national recreation area with a large tract of protected forest land, so naturally, Bigfoot sightings are common. It was described as being huge, hairy, and walking on two legs. ", Joe screamed, making us jump with alarm at the sound of his voice. They would do anything to save themself. Most eyewitnesses swear they look a lot like werewolves and act much as the "wolves" did in your episode about the Palmyra wolves. For more information, please see our This podcast is an excellent deep dive into a little known cold case in small town America. That is their prerogative. Some may eventually dovetail into others and lead to one theory that is possibly the correct one. Music would blare from the amped up car stereo systems and from the Dairy Dips powerful outdoor jukebox. https://lblus.com/2021/05/15/murder-in-land-between-the-lakes-sketches-of-man-in-the-blue-truck-witness-or-suspect/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JacSOir21-c, Your email address will not be published. By this time people where just calling it a werewolf.Thank you for watching!#dogman #bigfoot #scarystoriesMusic by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music byBump in the Night - Kevin MacleodDark Walk - Kevin MacleodThe House of Leaves - Kevin MacleodRedletter - Kevin MacleodDigital Bark- Kevin Macleod If you would like to read about dogmen, werewolves, phantom dogs and stories of wolves raising children in my home state of Virginia, I hope you check out my book Strange Tales from Virginias Mountains. The first incident was a vehicle accident on The Trace in LBL just before 5 a.m. Saturday. There are several theories as to who, how and why Carla Atkins and her sister Vickie Stout were murdered. Why has some of the original information shifted away from the original version or versions? For some short time now I have known from a good source a family member of the witness who gave the descriptionto law enforcement of The Man in the Blue Truck that there was no forensic sketch artist who meticulously drew the highly-detailed original sketch. Really shows the kind of character that you two have, yours hearts are in the right place And the more you investigate & put out podcasts will become more easier.Thank you ladies for the time and work that are putting in the podcast, I cant wait to see the ways of Evolve and the case solved. The cover letter of the autopsy reports lists Dr. Robert H. Lee (Stewart) County Medical Examiner, Dover, Tenn., and W.B. Then there are those that are both, hitting just the right balance of the bizarre and the terrifying. How long were you going to wait before you told us about those, I thought to myself. If you have any information about Keven or where he could be please call the Stewart County Sheriffs Department 931-232-6863--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message, Where we are at and where we are going. There was known alcohol consumption and illegal drug activity around the girls when they lived behind the old Dover Dairy Dip. We say goodbye to two of our own. The only real solid and organized chronicle of these events is presented in a documentary by Barton Nunnelly called Hunt the Dogman: High Strangeness in Western Kentucky. LBLs Lost Creek Child Murders are one of, if not the, most high profile unsolved murder case in the State of Tennessee and throughout the Land Between the Lakes region. Sometimes physical evidence is claimed, such as odd footprints, tufts of hair, and dug out nests that appear to have been slept in by something large, but these have all remained inconclusive at best. There are articles out there about it, one being at https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2012/08/the-beast-of-land-between-lakes.html that is fairly detailed. Early accounts from French explorers and traders in the region speak of their being warned of the shadowy presence of aloup garouby Shawnee fur traders. Jan also presented another case just as terrifying, which allegedly happened in the early 1980s, when police were called to a campground in an area known for its abandoned military bunkers, where they were greeted with a rather morbid and grisly sight. Within a few days of the girls being missing, Gordon said authorities told her and other family members the girls had been seen in Nashville in a soup line.. Except for when it isnt. At first it was not reported that the two girls had left their home with the purpose of buying cigarettes. I wrote the above comment years ago and I have had time since then to speak with the investigator who was hinting at obstruction of justice. As others arrived they could see by the gleam of several flashlights that the cop was holding his hat in one hand and his light in the other. There has been eyewitness reports of a large canine creative. children. Many experienced hunters who are aware of the spooky stories are said to avoid the cursed area altogether, and will warn others to go hunting there at their own risk. Their partially concealed bodies were found by two hikers walking along an old LBL logging road on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, 1980. In anticipation of hearing the evidence of the principal witness for the C Who knows? There was blood on his face, the front of his shirt and on the brim of his hat. They were walking back down the hill to their home when they reportedly were seen talking with a man in a blue pickup truck. Keep up the great work. The citizen says this information was reported immediately to law enforcement once it became public Carla and Vickie were missing. No. Here is the short version on the changing cigarette story At first in 1980 there were no cigarettes bought by the girls. 19. Land Between the Lakes. If it was not true, why was it told to a newspaper for publication? I have watched videos on you tube about this story and NOBODY can get the actual familys names right or where they lived. There is simply no indication that anything is out lurking in the Land Between the Lakes other than the witness testimony, much of which is uncorroborated and can only be found floating around the Internet and repeated on various websites, meaning any truth behind it all remains murky and uncertain. His spirit is said to still walk the woods in search of revenge. 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