Heritage & History

Speaker Session: Alex Campbell on True Crime, Innovative Learning, and the Classroom

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 7pm · Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Join us on Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m. for our Speaker Session with Alex Campbell about his class project that solved a cold case! Alex is a teacher at Elizabethton High School, and his sociology class is known for its hands-on, project-based learning approach that challenges students to solve real-world problems through research, teamwork, and critical thinking. The class gained national attention after students investigated the decades-old “Redhead Murders” cold cases, helping develop a criminal profile that later aligned with evidence identified by investigators. Their work became the bas