For years, people have posted images and stories on the internet about a family from Kentucky who had blue-colored skin. Understandably, some viewers have questioned whether these stories and ...

The Origins Of The Blue People Of Kentucky The first Fugate in the United States was a French orphan named Martin Fugate, who settled in Troublesome Creek in the hills of eastern Kentucky in 1820.

This all sounds like a typical family experience back in the 1800s — except for one thing. Four of their children were blue.

It’s a different sort of “blue blood.” One rural Kentucky family sported sapphire skin due to a rare condition sparked by generations of inbreeding.

Genetics and in-breeding played a role in the Blue Fugates of Troublesome Creek in Kentucky.

The story of the Blue People of Kentucky serves as a reminder of the importance of genetic diversity and the potential consequences of isolation and inbreeding.

Rare genetic condition gives people blue skin color. March 8, 2012— -- Kerry Green was a "blue baby," born in 1964 in Tulsa, Okla., and his family was given little hope that he would live ...

Have you ever found yourself feeling a bit blue? Well, for the descendants of one Kentucky family, that phrase has take on a very literal and devastating meaning.