In the early decades of the 20th century, a family living deep in Appalachia appeared in public records like anyone else—census rolls, school logs, tax books. Then, without warning, every one of their names stopped appearing.
No death certificates. No relocation records. No official explanation.
In this extended fireside episode of The Pine Grove Briar, we follow the paper trail until it goes quiet, then listens to what memory, silence, and local understanding reveal in its place. This is an Appalachian true crime story told slowly—about belonging, disappearance, and what happens when an entire community agrees not to ask questions.
Settle in. Some stories don’t end. They just stop being written down.
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