In the latter part of the 19th century feuds were common across remote parts of Appalachia, the most well-known of which was the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys.

They weren't the only feudists, though.

In Rowan County, Kentucky at that time two families, the Martins and the Tollivers, were engaged in a bloody feud of their own. Today we tell a tale that sprang from the fighting there, one involving a dead man who, while he could tell no tales, certainly could wink at you.

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