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b'Otto Wood was a self\\u2013proclaimed one armed-bandit from North Carolina. He made a name for himself as a bootlegger who loved stealing from the rich. Being sent to jail only heightened his fame. He escaped prison so many times he was nicknamed the Hillbilly Houdini.\\n\\xa0\\nWant more Southern Mysteries?\\xa0\\nHear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries\\n\\xa0\\nConnect\\nWebsite: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @shannonballard_Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Sources\\n\\u2018They started popping bullets\\u2019: Eyewitness recalls the day Otto Wood died. Salisbury Post. January 2015. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.salisburypost.com/2015/07/30/they-started-popping-bullets-eyewitness-recalls-the-day-otto-wood-died/\\n\\xa0\\nWood, Otto.\\xa0 Life history of Otto Wood: inmate, State Prison. Raleigh, N.C.: 1926.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOtto Wood: North Carolina\\u2019s One Man Crime Wave. Old Hat Records. Accessed August 3, 2023. http://www.oldhatrecords.com/ResearchOttoWood.html\\n\\xa0\\nThe not too well-known desperado. Accessed August 3, 2023. http://kronsell.net/woodenglish.htm\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nMcKenzie, T. (2021). Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads. University of North Carolina Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469665672_mckenzie\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Music\\nThe Colonel by Zachariah Hickman. Licensed under Creative Commons; Otto Wood: The Bandit by The Carolina Buddies, Columbia Phonograph Recordings, 1931. Theme Song \\u201cDark & Troubled\\u201d by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.'