<p>In the turbulent summer of 1917, as America grappled with war and social upheaval, the small city of Salisbury, North Carolina, was rocked by a brutal crime. </p><p>The night watchman at the local streetcar barn was found savagely beaten and stabbed, and the payroll safe was broken open. </p><p>What began as a senseless murder and robbery would unravel into a chilling tale of greed, a wooden leg, and a killer whose story would haunt the state&#39;s newspapers for half a century. </p><p>This is the story of a cold-blooded killer, Baxter Cain, and an unfortunate victim, Abel Harris.</p><p>A true crime story about a wooden leg, a torn dollar bill, and a date on the calendar, all entwined to create a grim legacy that outlived the men involved.</p><p><strong>Podcast Sources</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.com/category/sources-links/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources &amp; Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Explore More Content</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>