Alfred Dockery is a self-described armchair detective and hobby historian who mainly writes true crime stories set in the Appalachian Mountains. He is a technical editor and former trade press journalist for publications like Textile World and Furniture Today. He also writes about historically bad science and inventions in a Substack: A History of Bad Ideas. Alfred is an Asheville native and an N.C. State graduate. You can find more of his work on his blog, blueridgetruecrime.com.
Retired Detective Sergeant R. Scott Lunsford has 33 years of law enforcement experience, is the author of three crime novels set in Asheville, and hosts the Felon File podcast. He has worked as a supervisor in youth services, a school resource officer, and a patrol supervisor in Asheville, N.C. For more information about Scott and his work, visit scottlunsfordauthor.com.