{"id":2762,"date":"2023-08-11T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:26:12","slug":"from-darkness-to-hope-the-appalachian-journey-of-bob-childress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2762","title":{"rendered":"From Darkness to Hope: The Appalachian Journey of Bob Childress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1912 a young man&#8217;s life was transformed by his witnessing a historic tragedy: the infamous Carroll County courthouse shootout, which left several prominent lawyers, police officers and a judge dead. 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