{"id":3169,"date":"2024-09-13T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3169"},"modified":"2024-09-11T09:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:53:12","slug":"a-whiskey-fueled-tragedy-willis-hatfield-and-the-death-of-dr-edwin-thornhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3169","title":{"rendered":"A Whiskey Fueled Tragedy: Willis Hatfield and the Death of Dr  Edwin Thornhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us as we tell the tragic and lesser-known story of Willis Hatfield, the youngest son of Devil Anse Hatfield. While the Hatfield-McCoy feud had cooled down by the time Willis came of age, his life was still marked by turmoil and violence. \u00a0 Willis&#8217;s life took a dark turn on December 31, 1911. After a heated encounter with Dr. Edwin O. 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