Every Sunday morning, they would dress in their best clothes, which weren’t much, but they were clean and pressed, and walk together down the dirt…
Murders did happen in Appalachia, usually over moonshine, land disputes, or family feuds. But the killing of an innocent young girl was almost unheard of.…
And what if he gets off? What if some fancy lawyer gets him acquitted? Another man challenged. Then we deal with that when and if…
By midnight, he’s heavy. Dogs two hounds. They know me. Silas raised an eyebrow. They know you. I fed them every day for 3 years.…
Silas felt it hit him somewhere deep, somewhere he kept locked. I know, he said, but Laram is four miles. That’s all. Four miles and…
This is a mob led by a lying woman and a squatter from the mountains. No, Norah said. She stepped forward past Cole, past Silas.…
He sat in the back of the classroom, rarely participated, and got into fights with other boys over perceived slights. His temper was legendary, quick…
I need to ask him some questions. Thomas’s expression hardened. My son had nothing to do with this. The run’s boy, on the other hand,…
Thomas and his wife Grace along with Shorty Hopkins. Despite Shorty facing lesser charges as an accessory, the Hopkins family had spared no expense on…
I saw Bertha walking and I saw Roy talking to her. They were arguing, so I approached to make sure Bertha was okay. What happened…


