Murder, Myth, and the Heartbeat Bridge

Down a lonely dirt road outside Whiteville, North Carolina, lies a bridge with a heartbeat. Locals call it Heartbeat Bridge, a place where legend says a masked killer once claimed his victim, cutting out her heart and tossing it into the swamp below. Stop your car on the bridge at midnight, kill the engine, and listen closely, some say you’ll hear a pulse echoing from the darkness.

In this episode of History You Didn't Know But Should, Chris and Ray dive into the eerie lore of Heartbeat Bridge, explore the swampy landscape that feeds the fear, and uncover why stories like this thrive in rural North Carolina. Is it just the wind and frogs…or something darker keeping time in the woods?