09/03/2026
If you think small-town history is quiet, let me introduce you to the saga of Judge W.B. McClure.
The story, featured in Tales and Tombstones - the Florence Cemetery, reads less like an old historical record and more like an episode of Dateline.
First, his own son was implicated in a brutal murder—and managed to walk away scot-free. But the mystery didn’t stop there. Judge McClure found himself surrounded by enemies, dodging multiple assassination attempts over his career.
Then came the night someone finally caught up with him.
He was shot and left for dead in the middle of the street. The wild part? A man eventually confessed to pulling the trigger... yet justice was never served, and no one ever paid for the crime.
When we were researching and sketching out his story for the new book, this was one of those local historical cases that gave us absolute chills. The full, unbelievable sequence of events reads like a southern gothic thriller—except every single word of it is real history.
If you love dark local history, unsolved cold-case mysteries, and the true stories resting right in our own backyard, this chapter is one you won't be able to put down.
👇 The link to order your copy is in the first comment below!
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