Two years later, Staton was murdered by Sam and Paris McCoy, nephews of Randolph. Sam stood trial ... and his wife Sarah was left badly beaten with a crushed skull. A few days later, bounty ...

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 ...