Introduction to "Murder At Land Between The Lakes" Murder At Land Between The Lakes True Crime On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. When the students got back to their university, they claimed that there had been quite a lot of damage done to their vehicle, including gashes, gouges, and bits of missing metal. Land Between the Lakes is an inland peninsula formed then the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers were impounded, creating Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley; one of the world's largest man-made bodies of water. This was enough to send the panicked group running as fast as they could to their nearby Volkswagen bus to drive off. 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. The autopsy reports for Carla and Vickie are dated December 9, 1980 and are signed by Dr. James Spencer Bell, Tennessee Department of Public Health, Office of The Chief Medical Examiner, Memphis, Tenn. Land Between the Lakes AREA -- LBLUS.com --- All Rights Reserved, 2022 ~ LBLUS.com. To basically sum it all up, in about the early to mid-80s, there was a family that went camping in the area of Land Between the Lakes which saddles the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. I, David R. Ross, have NEVER accused any one person or person of being the murderer or murderers of Carla and Vickie. Land Between the Lakes is a beautiful piece of protected land in Kentucky and Tennessee. No one has ever been charged with the crimes. This is the final conclusion to the investigation and research on the family deaths at the LBL on 7 Apr 1982. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Build a beautiful podcast website in 5 minutes Automatically create a beautiful, listener-friendly podcast site from your RSS feed. At least one person was shot outside of a Walmart in the Town Center area Wednesday, police officials said. I told him to go for it.. A 35th anniversary memorial vigil and an acoustic musical celebration of life will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 from 3 p.m. to 7:35 p.m. at the Stewart County Visitors Center for Carla and Vickie. Stories about possible evidence and what witnesses at the time told the media after Carla and Vickie went missing have changed over time. In anticipation of hearing the evidence of the principal witness for the C The investigation has been in the hands of the TBI and the sheriffs department from the outset. [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. Murder At Land Between The Lakes Play Newest Follow On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. Sometimes Carla and Vickie were left without adult supervision, sources say. This podcast is an excellent deep dive into a little known cold case in small town America. According to Jan, this report never made it into the news or media, and was covered up by the local government as it was seen as a threat to the tourism industry if word of such a mysteriously gruesome incident got out. The families were forced to leave in 1963. But, one resident made it's way in to the area. 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. A lot of them know every nook and cranny. The creature itself is typically said to look rather like a bipedal wolf, standing around 7 feet tall, and sporting clawed hands, powerful jaws with wicked teeth, glowing red eyes, and cloaked in a fetid, rotting stench. Franciso, Dr. Bell, and Dr. (Charles) Harlan as pathologist(s). No one reported seeing the girls get into the blue truck. 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. Mom kept insisting they did not run away, Gordon said. around the Land Between the Lakes area. Carla and Vickies home was hidden from those at the Dairy Dip because of the nearby woods and by the large wooden, two-story B&M Furniture Store building nearby, which was originally the Dover High School. True Crime The Murders at the Lake In 1982 a brutal triple homicide shook the city of Waco and soon became one of the most confounding criminal cases in Texas historyone that still haunts the . Many of you already know the basic details. On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. But, supposedly, a group of soldiers was summoned from nearby Fort Campbell to go after the creature, which once again, allegedly they did put it down and it was supposedly so big, it took nearly the whole group to load the body into one of their trucks. There are a number of supposed encounters with the the monster of Land between the Lakes that date back to the arrival of European settlers in the area. Explanations for the monster wildly vary and range from a shape-shifting Native American shaman; loup garou tales introduced to the area by early French fur traders; something from another dimension; or a misidentified animalmaybe even Bigfoot. Land Between the Lakes. This is one of the most widely known Dogman cases that remains unsolved. Werewolf of Defiance, Ohio. In the early 1980's a family of four was camping in the Land Between the Lakes area when they were brutally attacked. He was said to have a dark complexion or suntan and dark brown hair. One citizen reports having seen Carla and Vickie on the afternoon of Sept. 17, 1980 with a young male in a vehicle other than a blue pickup truck. It was so bad some people, especially the older folks, didnt even want to come to town at night, said longtime Dover Vice Mayor Paul Bud Berry. 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. Whatever the hulking beast was gave chase, and it reportedly actually caught up to them and grabbed the back of the vehicle with enough power to stop it in its tracks. One of the most high-profile of all the unsolved murders in the Land Between the Lakes area is the 1980 double murder of sisters Carla Atkins, 14, and Vickie Stout, 16. Murder in Land Between the Lakes ~ Changing stories? The anatomical diagnosis of the autopsy report for Carla says, Decomposed skeletonized human female; organo-autolysis; shotgun wound to the head.. A young mom & her 2 year old daughter vanish into thin air from Cross Plains, TN, in March of 2004. No new information! would be Charltons gruff response. But, one resident made it's way in to the area. No. In my opinion this double murder of two children in LBL can be solved. #17. High in the trees the flash lights swung, searching for the source of the mysterious bleeding. Then there are those that are both, hitting just the right balance of the bizarre and the terrifying. I admire your courage to start a podcast with intentions of solving a 40yr old cold case, without any previous knowledge of podcasting or investigation journalism. Bureau of Land Management, records of the General . Local and area musicians of all skill levels were invited to bring their acoustic instruments and join in the acoustic musical celebration of life jam session. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Im from middle Tennessee and never heard this story. A lot of them know every nook and cranny. Final Pathological Diagnosis for Vickie says: Primary Series; Decomposed, partly skeletonized white female, organo-autoalysis; shotgun wound to posterior head. In 1980, LBL was under the jurisdiction of the federal governments TVA. On September 17, 1980, sisters Carla Atkins, 14, and Vickie Stout, 16, went missing. There in the campsite were the badly mutilated bodies of three of the four campers, a young couple and their child, with their corpses in an appalling state. Why is that? At first it was not reported that the two girls had left their home with the purpose of buying cigarettes. The attacks could not be attributed to any know animal around the area. No one has ever been charged in themurders. This is one of the most widely known Dogman cases that remains unsolved.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 legsaround the Land Between the Lakes area. Bill Haslam has announced (Aug 2, 2016) a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the 1980 kidnapping and murder of two teens in Stewart County. Their bodies were found 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Another old timer said his wife had seen it trying to get into the chicken coup but gave up after getting tangled in the chicken wire. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. The multi-award winning progressive Bluegrass Band Yankee/Dixie from Fairview/Dover performed. Old school cops know that. There are three sketches, Crouch told Ferrier, Gordon and myself. Mostly, they died off around the e, Extinction is forever. I do not know the identity of the killer or killers. The Beast of LBL is described by so-called eyewitnesses as resembling Bigfoot with wolfish characteristics and standing close to seven feet tall. I remember reading about this creature here first, although the story was taken from another website, and there are several websites that detail this apparently werewolf like creature that supposedly roams the area known as Land Between the Lakes, which is located in Kentucky and Tennessee. Throughout the years many people have had the idea of a bigfoot trail camera to take a photo of this dogman. Scientists discovered fossi, An explosion destroyed one of the stone slabs of the Georgia Guidestones in the earl, Georgia Guidestones: A Weird Version of the Ten Commandments, Giant Skeletons in Frederick County, Maryland, The Mysterious Stone Wall at Fort Mountain. Megan wasnt with the rest of her family in the RV, though, as her remains had been hauled up into a tree. I told him I was. The witnesses purportedly then ran into their house in a panic, grabbed kitchen knives, and then hid under a bed in terror as they listened to the beast bang around outside of the house and break one of the upstairs windows, the dogs barking viciously the whole time. Where did that come from? While many tourists will come away with stories of the picturesque landscape, the LBL is also known for much darker reasons. I know this is about two years to late, but I believe the story is based on the actual unsolved murder of the Lost creek child murders. Courtroom update. 41 years have passed since 16-year-old Carla Atkins and her half sister 14-year-old Vickie Stout were reported missing on September 17, 1980 in Dover. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Anytime there are dogman reports in areas known for Bigfoot sightings, one has to wonder if the dogmen are misidentified Bigfoot creatures (if, indeed, Bigfoot exists [and is a flesh-and-blood-animal]). In 1973, a group of students from Murray State University were purportedly camping in the area one evening and one of the group went off into the trees to relieve himself. No one knows exactly what happened. I wont even go into the things I want to say about the age-progression sketches of the original Identi-Sketch. "It was following me through the woods.along the path.from the old sawmill.hairyit was so hairyand it's snout was so longand it walked on two legs.it ran on two legs", his voice was sputtering, slowing, his eyes were still wide, and I could see the pulse of his heartbeat throbbing under the skin of his temples. You two are doing great Ever since trauma in my life I will steer away from the whole Crime/Negative Energy I willing include into my life. Before it was a nature preserve it housed around 70 families. Without any evidence, coverage in the news, or known documentation of any kind, it is impossible to substantiate any of this, and it remains merely another tantalizing yet ultimately inconclusive witness account. See, he did not know about the original sketch either. But that is a story for another day. I dont. One of the key stories that I believe is significant has changed. LOOK AT MY LEG!! No further news from tho East Coast. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I believe a clue has been overlooked, or possibly overlooked. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Special invited guests will be speaking during the vigil. Why is that? According to the native Shawnee tribe, this abomination was the spirit of a powerful shapeshifting shaman, and outsiders were frequently warned away from the area. A very small hand could be seen dangling down from a tree limb way up high, as well as a slender lifeless leg that still had a white sock still on the foot. I noticed this story was was vaguely mentioned here some odd months ago, but thought I might attempt to reintroduce the idea. When he came back, he was reportedly quite pale and shaking with fear, and explained that he had heard something large breathing in the darkness, and that he had had an overpowering sense of being watched, eyes heavy upon him. Just as they thought things couldnt get any more frightening, there was supposedly a sudden, deafening, and completely unearthly howl that boomed forth from the forest to shake them to the core, followed by the unmistakable sight of a pair of eyes glowing red in the night. Folks driving through our scenic area now, or those who have moved here in the past two decades or so, probably cant imagine just how lively our quiet, historic, beautiful little river town was in 1980. 04 Explore Settler's Life at the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm Have you ever wondered what life was like on the frontier in the 1800s? The shading is the same. Nestled between Lake Barkley and Kentucky . The dams created a peninsula in Kentucky and Tennessee that is surrounded on three sides by the lakes that connect with each other at the . His spirit is said to still walk the woods in search of revenge. The ones at the top seem to be close and the writing in the left-hand corners are similar. Theyve never seen anything that would point back to a beast existing, Lewis explained.. The events which led to a drug arrest of three males close to Carla and Vickie in another part of Stewart County, Tennessee originated in the county seat of Stewart County, in Dover, Tennessee. The numbers on the bottom are almost the same. There is a national recreation area in Western Kentucky (that also runs down to Tennessee) called 'Land Between the Lakes', or LBL for short. The little girl had apparently been carried up the tree and leisurely eaten upon while carefully laid across a large tree branch. 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. But even that is sketchy as the information about the cigarette buying as opposed to just buying candy and snacks is different from the first to later. I had been cordially invited to observe Ferrier interview for his package and at the wrapup of is interviews he asked me, Do you have any questions? I said, Yes, are you going to give him a copy of the sketch? I asked the da. The identity of the man in the blue pickup truck is unknown. Land Between the Lakes - National Recreation Area Stay updated on alerts and notices, including trail closures and prescribed fires. The Autopsy Protocol form of the autopsies from The City of Memphis Hospital lists Dr. J.T. There are also scattered YouTube videos about it, I believe one personality who goes by the moniker of Coonbo initially brought the story to YouTube. There was known alcohol consumption and illegal drug activity around the girls when they lived behind the old Dover Dairy Dip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message. A witness reportedly saw a blue pickup truck turn around on the highway and drive toward the girls. That information came as a surprise, and has never been mentioned again by authorities, Gordon said. It stopped in front of him, arms spread out like it was getting ready to grab him, let out a howl and then sprang past him and into the dusky shadows of the sunset. Reports vary on what happened next. U.S. Forest Service Public Affairs Specialist Carlin Lewis said officials have never seen credible evidence of the Beasts existence., We have no evidence, records, documentation of any validated sightings of the Beast. Two teenage girls executed at Land Between the Lakes in Dover,. The family, visiting from Florida, was found torn to pieces in their RV. Some pellets imbedded in left fronto-temporo-parietal inner table, depressing (inside to outside) the inner table; decomposed, partly skeletonized human female, organo-autolysis; Secondary Series: none. Why have some of the stories changed? (I am convinced that neither the original sketch of the two age progressed sketches of the original would have been produced to Ferrier and soon after released to all media West, MIddle and East Tennessee, about the three sketches: 1980 version Identi-kit ; the 2000 sketch and the 2014 sketch that does seem to have the artists name on it. I think the change was to make the clues or evidence fit certain theories. And there was always something going on at The Dairy Dip.. "IT GRABBED ME!! The area and its surrounding region have long held such dark legends from before the time of the first settlers to trickle into western Kentucky. "IT WALKED ON TWO LEGS! The body is identified as being that of Vicky (sic.) Some call it The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. 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. The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. Thats the story. The sketch of The Man in the Blue Truck was created with an early-1980s version of Identi-Kit. made by the Identi-Kit Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American firearms manufacturerSmith&Wesson, of Springfield, Massachusetts. Autopsy reports for both girls are blank on the line where the date and time of death are noted. The snout was long and the witness was very specific that it was much different in appearance than Bigfoot. Visit the Land Between the Lakes planetarium page here to see the current schedule. His first novel, THE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF, is available for purchase at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/734763 document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hours 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. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. No donations are being solicited. There has been eyewitness reports of a large canine creative. I think it was a short time after that when he said he might charge me with obstruction of justice. This series features special guests and is hosted by Amelia . This is an allegedly true incident that is spoken about in the Dogman community. 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