GITM #79 The Occult Murders of Hendersonville NC

In this episode of Ghosts in the Mountains, we examine one of western North Carolina's most unsettling unsolved crimes, the 1966 triple homicide of Vernon Shipman, Charles Glass, and Louise Davis Shumate in Hendersonville. The brutal killings shocked the region and, over the decades, have become intertwined with rumors of ritualistic activity, occult symbolism, and speculation that the murders may have involved far more than an ordinary criminal motive.

We explore the known facts of the investigation, separate documented evidence from local legend, and take a closer look at how stories of an occult connection became part of the case's enduring mystery. Was this simply a horrific crime that gave rise to decades of speculation, or is there something more behind one of Henderson County's most haunting unsolved cases?