89 - William Etlinger

2021-08-04

In 1909, in the book Pennsylvania Mountain Stories, Henry W. Shoemaker recounted the tale of “The Black Wolf of Oak Valley.” The names in this story were changed, and after digging around, I found the original tale that this story was based on: the 1896 saga of outlaw William Etlinger. Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/ Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/ Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Closing music by Soma. SOURCES Altoona Tribune, May 2, 1896. Lewisburg Journal, July 8, 188...

In 1909, in the book Pennsylvania Mountain Stories, Henry W. Shoemaker recounted the tale of “The Black Wolf of Oak Valley.” The names in this story were changed, and after digging around, I found the original tale that this story was based on: the 1896 saga of outlaw William Etlinger.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/

Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/

Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Closing music by Soma.

SOURCES

Altoona Tribune, May 2, 1896.

Lewisburg Journal, July 8, 1885.

Perry County Democrat, May 27, 1885.

“A Desperate Outlaw.” Murfreesboro (NC) Index, March 13, 1896.

“A Dramatic Tragedy.” Lancaster Intelligencer, March 11, 1896.

“A Monument to Barner.” Lewisburg Journal, March 20, 1896.

“As A Museum Curio.” Indiana Progress, March 11, 1896.

“Death Rather Than Capture.” Perry County Democrat, March 11, 1896.

“Defiant to the Last.” Lock Haven Evening Express, March 7, 1896.

―. Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 1896.