Another account related by a frequent blogger on this phenomenon named Jan Thompson allegedly occurred to her and her cousin Joe in the summer of 1978. Their bodies were found 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. It immediately attacked and killed the father and got the son before he could reach the safety of the familys camper. Sometimes Carla and Vickie were left without adult supervision, sources say. 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. The body is identified as being that of Vicky (sic.) My belief and opinion is that it was overlooked because this started out as a bad investigation. It has come time for me to write more about the LBLs Lost Creek Child Murders. Their bodies were found 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Ferrier said. Techniques of multiple use land management are employed to improve the area's forest and open lands and to provide food and shelter for wildlife. This is one of those stories that cannot be verified and some believers in the monster think the authorities covered up the deaths so that local tourism would not suffer. I asked the investigator how old he was in 1980 when the girls were murdered and did he live in Dover then? Then, out of the trees crept a creature the likes of which none of them had never seen. His whereabouts is still unknown. He supposedly is pretty knowledgeable about these creatures. 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. Their partially concealed bodies were found by two hikers walking along an old LBL logging road on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, 1980. The public was invited and encouraged to attend. Besides its modern designation as a recreation area, encompassing 170,000 acres of forest, over 300 miles of shoreline, and hundreds of miles of hiking trials, the area has also long been plagued by a variety of high strangeness such as roving phantoms, Indian curses, and mysterious lights, but perhaps the most bizarre is the history of strange tales of a bizarre, bipedal creature which prowls the landscape here and has been called the The Beast Between the Rivers as well as the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes.. 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. Visit the Land Between the Lakes planetarium page here to see the current schedule. The Story of the land between the lakes Written & Directed by Anne Fentress Make a donation to support the film " Between the Rivers is an area of land comprised of 170,000 acres located in parts of Lyon & Trigg Counties of Western Kentucky and Stewart County, Tennessee between the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. 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. There is a difference between two girls buying candy and snacks as was originally reported and two teens buying cigarettes. LOOK AT MY LEG!! I dont. 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I have often said this case is like trying to hold water tightly in your hands. 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 on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, 1980 by two hikers in the Stewart County portion of the federal governments Land Between the Lakes. Aug 14, 2016. I came away from the various sites in Florida with the same question I had after vis, A river monster is said to dwell in the Monongahela Rivernear the town of Rive, Chessie reports have been around since at least the 1800s, but Chessies heyday wa, I thought of lake monsters in New York shortly after arriving in the state in the sp, When the Wa-gas first arrived on this continent they handed down the traditions to u, Maybe McCleary said it best: The sea has some terrible secrets, and now I know ho, The Lowcountry of South Carolina is a great destination. 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. 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. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday, 4.50 p.m. Arrived the Rangatira from the North. There have seemingly been quite a lot of alleged encounters with the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes even up into more modern times. Theres a sketch. It became the largest manmade lake east of the Mississippi River. 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. Hikers and bikers have heard its howling and have seen 'something' stalking them while they were on rural trails, hiding amongst the trees and foliage. He didnt because I didnt. Not long after this, something could be heard moving and crashing through the surrounding brush, snorting and sniffing the whole time, as if circling the campsite. The cover letter of the autopsy reports lists Dr. Robert H. Lee (Stewart) County Medical Examiner, Dover, Tenn., and W.B. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. No new information! would be Charltons gruff response. Privacy Policy. On September 17th, 1980, the half sisters disappeared from their hometown of Dover, Tennessee. Friends and family of Carla Atkins and Vickie Stout. 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 family, visiting from Florida, was found torn to pieces in their RV. Lots of things were going on in Dover then, I imagine, Berry said. We say goodbye to two of our own. We looked down at his Levi's and saw scratch marks going across his right thigh, scratches that tore through the tough denim and left small bloody marks on his skin. Samples of saliva were supposedly sent for analysis and came back as being from an unidentified species akin to a wolf. There have seemingly been quite a lot of alleged encounters with the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes even up into more modern times. Build a beautiful podcast website in 5 minutes Automatically create a beautiful, listener-friendly podcast site from your RSS feed. It had been Adam that had screamed. The family of Carla and Vickie say they never told law enforcement they believed the girls had run away. In the world of strange mystery beasts there are some that are certainly stranger than others, and some that are more frightening than others as well. Land Between the Lakes AREA -- LBLUS.com --- All Rights Reserved, 2022 ~ LBLUS.com, Murder in Land Between the Lakes: Man in the Blue Truck Found?, The Blue Paint Theory ~ LBLs Unsolved 1980 Child Murders ~ Land Between the Lakes, LBLs 1980 Lost Creek Child Murders remain unsolved ~ Land Between the Lakes, potential witnesses --- you name it. The natives cherish their heritage and don't look kindly upon those who disrespect it. The area was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. More of the same long gray and brown hair was found sticking in the bark of the tree near her body. Listen to Amelia & Lainie on "Murder At Land Between The Lakes" as they discuss & interview family members, friends, & potential witnesses, as they start from the beginning and . 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 Carla and Vickie walked to The Furnace, purchased items and were reportedly walking back toward their home when they stopped to talk with a man in a blue truck. No one has ever been charged with the crimes. However, if you are unable or unwilling to go before the grand jury, testify and get an indictment , then you do not know who is the guilty party. Massacre at Land Between the Lakes by the Beast of LBL, and the Resulting Cover Up Love your channel, and thought you might be interested in this one with Halloween just around the corner. I believe that clue can still found. Is Your Old House Haunted or Does it Just Have a Haunted Personality? LBLmurdervictims were initially listed as runaways, Family members of 1980murdervictims Carla Sue Atkins, 14, and Vickie Lee Stout, 16, were initially told by authorities the girls were considered runaways., We knew they didnt run away, said Patricia Gordon, sister to the girls. The newspaper sketch is a more scowling, sinister looking sketch that the one on the right, which has a bit more pleasant appearance. That events that led to that arrest of three males started out behind the old Dover Dairy Dip. Someone who has two faces and hides one very well. They purchased items at the store and then were headed in the direction of their home, according to previously published newspaper reports. 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. 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. In silence we watched with him for a about 30 seconds and then the dogs started barking. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. There are several theories as to who, how and why Carla Atkins and her sister Vickie Stout were murdered. I like you believe that it was someone very close to at least one of the girls. Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. In the early 1980's a family of four was camping in the Land Between the Lakes area when they were brutally attacked. Heres some documentation I *was* able to find concerning the Beast. The family, visiting from Florida, was found torn to pieces in their RV. And then whining, trying to get out of the pen in a frantic panic of digging and gnawing at the fencing. #17. A lot of them know every nook and cranny. In my opinion this double murder of two children in LBL can be solved. Kentucky State Police investigated two incidents over the weekend at Land Between the Lakes. The Stamp Duties Bill and Representation Bill will be committed next Tuesday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message, Interview with Burton Staggs about the Baby Joe Case. At times, young people who were at the gatherings at Carla and Vickies house would walk up to the busy parking lot and invite people hanging out at the Dairy Dip to join the parties in the woods. 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. This series features special guests and is hosted by Amelia . I wonder if there is a report on that, she said. In the 1960s, it became the "land between the lakes." In an attempt to control flooding and to generate electricity in rural Kentucky and Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) built Kentucky Dam, thereby impounding the Tennessee River and creating Kentucky Lake in 1944. Land Between the Lakes is steeped in the history of the residents who lived between the rivers before their forced removal by the Tennessee Valley Authority to create the recreation area. Theyve never seen anything that would point back to a beast existing. Seems conclusive. 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. ALLEGED MURDER. If you can, closely compare those newspaper sketches to the one on the right, which is the original released in 2015 to Ferrier. 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. 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. No one knows exactly what happened. For decades I have pursued leads. He has written, produced and directed (and occasionally acted in) over a dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and Crime genres. The Disappearance of Jennifer & Adrianna Wix, Missing: Jennifer & Adrianna Wix. In Kentucky there is a nature preserve called, The Land Between the Lakes. Indictments are not that hard to get. I ran into this investigator a few years ago. Your email address will not be published. The families were forced to leave in 1963. Your email address will not be published. At first it was not reported that the two girls had left their home with the purpose of buying cigarettes. consists of fields and forest land bordered by 300 miles of shoreline: Lake Barkley to the east, Kentucky Lake to the west, and Barkley Canal connecting the two lakes to the north. And the case remains open. Original music and songs, especially from children and teens, are encouraged. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The anatomical diagnosis of the autopsy report for Carla says, Decomposed skeletonized human female; organo-autolysis; shotgun wound to the head.. Then in 1997 John Vinson said they bought cigarettes. 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. More blood could be seen dripping on him. and our I have nine different theories. Ferrell is responsible for one of the worst home invasion murders in Florida history. One man said it jumped out of one of the horse stalls one evening while he was putting up some animals. Your email address will not be published. MondayFriday: Call or email Reporters seeking the truth do not scare easily. Some call it The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. around the Land Between the Lakes area. Before it was a nature preserve it housed around 70 families. Some years ago, I learned of the monster of Land Between the Lakes. I believe the clue or clues to solving this unsolved double murder of two Stewart County, Tennessee children is at the VERY start. Murder in Land Between the Lakes ~ Changing stories? There has been eyewitness reports of a large canine creative. The harder you grasp, the more it slips away. 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. They were walking back down the hill to their home when they reportedly were seen talking with a man in a blue pickup truck. No one reported seeing the girls get into the blue truck. 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. A person who was shot was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, police 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. THE STORY OF THE DOGMAN. Land Between the Lakes Murders: Vicki Stout & Carla Atkins DOVER TN . The summer of 1980 may have been the zenith of raucous behavior in Dover. Along with the constant nighttime action at the Dairy Dip and in Dover, there were regular parties going on in the small wooded area around and at Carla and Vickies home, sources say. Shortly after my wife and I began traveling the country full time in an RV, we stayed for several nights at Land Between the Lakes. https://www.tn.gov/tbi/general-information/tbi-tips.html. Murder in Land Between the Lakes: Sketches of Man in the Blue Truck ~ Witness or Suspect? The families were forced to leave in 1963. I have mellowed out some since I wrote the above blurb. Three sketches! I think I said aloud. There was known alcohol consumption and illegal drug activity around the girls when they lived behind the old Dover Dairy Dip. But on that day in 2015 General Crouch had some new information. Murder At Land Between The Lakes Amelia Courtney Society & Culture Subscribe On September 17th, 1980, two sisters, Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout, went missing from the small town of Dover, Tennessee. He was said to have a dark complexion or suntan and dark brown hair. I do not think it was a good investigation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message, Keven Keatts went missing from Bumpus Mills, Tennessee, August 27th, 2019. The content and story is amazing. Murder in Land Between the Lakes, when it comes to these unsolved murders, is cloaked in mystery. Bloggers across the internet attribute murders within LBL, animal disappearances and other paranormal activities to the Beast. I spent a little time off of some of the area hiking trails stomping around in the woods, but I did not see any signs of the fabled bunkers or find any definitive signs of a dogman or Bigfoot. Is There a Werewolf in Land Between the Lakes? Their remains were found by two hikers 18 days later at Land Between The Lakes. Some call it The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. A lot of them know every nook and cranny. Autopsy reports say 1980murdervictims Carla Sue Atkins, 14, and Vickie Lee Stout, 16, died as the result of shotgun wounds to the head. His first novel, THE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF, is available for purchase at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/734763 Murder At Land Between The Lakes hosts a 3 part series podcast about the life and death of Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout. If it was true, why is that not being followed up on? 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. LBLmurdervictims died from shotgun blasts to their heads, autopsy reports say. A police deputy named Philip Douglas and a State trooper named William Folkson discovered the bodies. Reports vary on what happened next. These two lakes and their connecting canal create a large peninsula - 170,000 acres to be exact - of wilderness, things to explore, and many, many good times. That information came as a surprise, and has never been mentioned again by authorities, Gordon said. There are three sketches, Crouch told Ferrier, Gordon and myself. 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 . Why have some of the stories changed? Was that information true or not true? Either way, the story itself is pretty creepy. The front hair flip is the same. A few of them described what they saw at different times when they caught glimpses of the figure by peeking out of the curtains of the windows into the night. The teenagers pitched a single tent on the shore of Lake Bodom and commenced a night of socializing and drinking. It was coming from above. Located in rural Kentucky and Tennessee, in the United states, tucked between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake is a national recreation area called the Land Between the Lakes, which was originally formed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. 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. Local and area musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring their acoustic instruments and join in the acoustic musical celebration of life jam session from 3-5 p.m. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amelia-courtney8/message, A Mothers Day Early Release. Why have some of the stories changed? In 2014 investigators said they had said all along there were cigarettes and it is not a big deal. There has been other dogman sightings in this area over the years. 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. I told him to go for it.. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.. ), https://lblus.com/2021/09/15/stories-about-clues-in-1980-lbl-lost-creek-child-murder-have-changed-over-time-land-between-the-lakes/. (He was just trying to see if I would back down, I believe now.) This reporter has mellowed some; so have investigators. But, one resident made it's way in to the area. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Its a very hearsay sort of tale and allegedly, one of the local law enforcement officials that was initially involved got pushed out of the investigation by another agency, one he couldnt identify if my memory serves me right and never heard anything about it again. Made Possible by. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hours Some say this is not significant. 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. What is the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes? 13 talking about this. I do not know who did it. Throughout the years many people have had the idea of a bigfoot trail camera to take a photo of this dogman. Throngs of teens and young adults especially in the summers would gather in groups in and around parked cars, motorcycles and trucks in The Dip parking lot, watching the show unfold night after night. This natural playground not only features vast forests, open lands and streams. No one has ever been charged or arrested. 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. It is my opinion the initial story is significant and the fact the story changed and has changed several times is significant. 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. DOVER, TN - Forty years may have passed, but Carla Atkins and Vickie Stout are still very much on the hearts and minds of the people of the small, quiet town of Dover, Tennessee. The Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area is especially beautiful at sunrise and sunset. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. 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. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! 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. I apologize for sp., the correct names are Carla Atkins, 14, and Vickie Stout, 16, were last seen alive on Sept. 17, 1980, as they were walking on Highway 79 in Dover. Why is that? Both girls had died as the result of shotgun blasts to their heads. Before it was a nature preserve it housed around 70 families. I do think initially the investigation was possibly on the right track.
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