Missing 411, Or Murdered By Moonshiners?

Way back in 1919, before the Great Smoky Mountains had a national park, a young boy by the name of Abe Lincoln Ramsey disappeared from his family's farm in Cosby, Tennessee. What happened next really depends on who you ask, and I have to say, this was one of the worst Missing 411 stories I've ever come across; not because it's strange, but because it's a remarkably bad account of the true story.

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0:00 - Intro and Ad
3:25 - The National Park Service
8:27 - The Story of Abe Ramsey
13:55 - What Really Happened

[TheLoreLodge]

Also, as a slight correction, Blobfest is JULY 12-14th, so though it’s close, you still have a chance to come out! We hope to see you there!

[lloydlloyd]

"We have plenty of cases to cover, do not make more" That was really funny

[garnetbelial]

"I assume if you're still here you want the history part" me nodding furiously.

[KibuFox]

Short answer: Probably not.

Longer answer: Moonshiners, even in the early days of the practice, were rather well known in their local communities. To the point that everyone and their brother in the community would know who was the moonshiners. Meaning that some rando kid wandering into a moonshiner's still, even if it's from someone outside of the community, wouldn't warrant a murder. What point would there be, from the moonshiner's perspective, of drawing even more attention to the surrounding area?

[SgtBuck]

A child witnessing moonshiners is like a chicken witnessing a murder in Skyrim.

[AJOlaks]

potential moonshiner murder is not what I expected to be covered this week

[audreyyork]

It doesn't matter, really, but Aidan: rawboned (or raw-boned, or raw bone) is a descriptive word(s) meaning skinny, gaunt, or scrawny. So it's possible the source really did mean to type that about the dog.
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[martinharris]

It's always refreshing to find a channel that doesn't thrive on sensationalism. Thanks for continuing to demystify and "de-bigfootize" these cases. I never miss an episode.

[CamBoone]

Here in WNC, the question “have you or do you drink moonshine more than once a year” was legitimately used by physicians and practitioners to determine whether a patient may be a “problem drinker” or not. The logic being that no one would drink moonshine without their primary goal being intoxication. 😂

[thatgoblin]

When you start out liking 411, but then slowly turn into it's archenemy. Best villain origin story ever.

[phlieganator]

Two things, It struck me as weird that a 3 year old would go off looking for the dog after it hadn't returned for a while, toddlers seem to live more in the moment so chasing it as it ran would make sense but i don't think they have the capacity yet to say "hmm the dog has been missing a while I should go find him." However the fact that he was following his siblings makes alot of sense in the regard. Anyway second thing please tell me we're getting"Bigfussy" shirts

[mariettavol]

The ol’ saying goes

“Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top
Lookin' for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will”

Go Vols

[Eon_Black]

Youtube randomly recommended a killdozer video to me about an hour ago, and now I am subscribed and waiting for a premiere. Good stuff!

[tfroman]

Moonshine and moonshine distilling equipment? I believe you mean he sold Moonshine and Moonshine Accessories

[randallsavage]

David wants there to be more to a story than there actually is. Because most of the time the boring non spooky true doesn’t get the attention that something strange does

[mellowyello]

Live on the same Reservation as Sully’s Hill, ND, Now known as White Horse Hill. There’s a lot of ongoing missing person cases in our community that I think would interest you. Your indigenous history sections surprised me, when I first started watching your channel. Have been an avid viewer for months, never left a comment. Thank you for keeping up you and your team’s amazing work.

[greypolar]

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."

[Kepesk]

This series has become "Fact checking David Paulides." And I'm here for it.

[rogerray]

I grew up in the Smokies so far back in the woods we didn't get the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry until Tuesday morning. Your break down was great with the exception of the spider bite. Most likely a snake bite. March sees snakes out sunning themselves during the day and will find a warm spot(hollow log) in the evening and night. In my 70 years in these hills I've never seen a spider of any kind that could kill even a small rodent much less a healthy 3 year old. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your vids.

[lynnem]

Rawboned in refernece to the dog means it was bony, not well-fed