In 1882, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield's brother was murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy. Within a matter of days, Devil Anse and his ad hoc militia executed the three McCoys.

At the center of the of the conflict were the two family patriarchs: William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield and Randolph McCoy. As legend has it, two neighboring families in the backwoods of ...

No one knows exactly how the feud began. It could have been related to the Civil War, because of a razorback hog, or due to a doomed romance between two young lovers. It may have been all three or ...