Beneath Gatlinburg’s neon lights, pancake houses, and souvenir shops lies a chilling true story that most visitors will never hear.

In 1986, a confession letter left in a phone booth in Maggie Valley unraveled one of Tennessee’s most brutal crimes — the murders of Melissa “Missy” Hill and Troy Valentine at the Rocky Top Village Inn.

What began as an ordinary night for a young dispatcher and his wife became a nightmare that would haunt the Smoky Mountains for decades.

Join Courtney and Teresa as they uncover the bizarre, tragic, and downright unbelievable story of “Tattoo Eddie,” his ragtag crew, and the senseless violence that rocked this Appalachian tourist town.

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