In 1929, deep in the remote hills of the Arkansas Ozarks, the gruesome murder of harmonica-playing drifter Connie Franklin and the brutal rape of his teenage fiancée shocked a nation already teetering on the brink of the Great Depression. Newspapers from coast to coast sensationalized the case, painting vivid portraits of night-riding moonshiners, ruthless “Barons of the Hills,” and a feudal way of life hidden in the isolation of the rugged Ozarks. When five local men were arrested for the crimes, the trial became a tangled web of confusion, superstition, and small-town intrigue, giving Stone County a brief but notorious place in American true crime history.Join our exclusive Patreon community and become a Mysterian—a truth-seeker devoted to uncovering the world’s most astonishing and suppressed secrets. As a member, you’ll gain access to a vault of hidden knowledge and unfiltered truth that few will ever see.🔓 As a Mysterian, you’ll receive:Ad-free episodes so nothing interrupts your descent into the unknownBonus shows buried too deep for the publicA rare and growing collection of declassified case files, vintage paranormal magazines, and obscure booksAccess to archived episodes covering jaw-dropping encounters with the paranormal, conspiracies, alien abductions, ancient civilizations, and true crime cases they don’t want you to hearEyewitness accounts of Bigfoot sightings, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena from around the globeThis is more than a membership—it’s a calling.Step into the shadows. Lift the veil. We are many, we are Mysterian.Become a Mysterian today.