{"id":2944,"date":"2024-02-09T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2024-05-13T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:33:19","slug":"billy-dean-anderson-appalachias-most-wanted-outlaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2944","title":{"rendered":"Billy Dean Anderson: Appalachia&#8217;s Most Wanted Outlaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Dean Anderson was born in Fentress County, Tennessee, and, by all accounts, lived a normal law-abiding life as he grew up, even becoming a volunteer preacher in his church.<\/p>\n<p>Then it all went horribly wrong.<\/p>\n<p>He and some other men held up a theater in Jamestown, beginning a life of crime in two states.\u00a0 He eventually made the FBI most wanted list.<\/p>\n<p>This is his story.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast for more Stories of Appalachia&#8230;we&#8217;re on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories with your friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2056\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2944-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/58624661\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/58624661\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/58624661\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/58624661\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2944-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/58624661\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Dean Anderson was born in Fentress County, Tennessee, and, by all accounts, lived a normal law-abiding life as he grew up, even becoming a volunteer preacher in his church. 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