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Southern Gothic

The Witch of Hinds Road | Campfire Tales

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6836 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Just outside the town of Gadsden, Alabama, is a lonely gravel road believed to be haunted by the spirit of a vengeful witch who was purportedly murdered there over a century ago.  This episode is sponsored by Incogni: Use promo code "southerngothic" to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/southerngothic. Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More  Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Advertise on this podcast: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind the American South's darkest days,

1:13.3

greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories.

1:16.7

But today, we aren't hitting the history books.

1:20.1

We're going to go down to the campfire for our annual Halloween tradition of 13 spooky tales over the course of 13 nights.

1:43.9

Y'all, just outside of the town of Gadsden, Alabama, up in the northeastern corner of the state,

1:51.6

is a stretch of dirt and gravel that few dare to travel on after dark.

1:57.7

Its name is Heinz Road, and like many of those dark and lonely roads we've traveled to here right by our campfire,

2:07.2

it too has been the center of some awful wicked supernatural or paranormal activity,

2:15.0

either echoes of the horrors that might have happened here, or possibly even the

2:21.0

aftermath of a curse. You see, according to local lore, sometime back at the end of the 19th century,

2:29.5

a woman named Torbett lived out here in the woods all alone.

2:36.8

But Torbett was no ordinary woman.

2:40.3

No, locals believed that she was a witch, and folks in town whispered rumors that she had sold her soul to the devil in exchange for great power.

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