{"id":797,"date":"2020-08-07T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=797"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:20:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T00:20:02","slug":"the-bunch-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=797","title":{"rendered":"The Bunch Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/clarence-bunch-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/clarence-bunch-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/clarence-bunch.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In May, 1934, a man wanted for the robbery of a bank in Ewing, Virginia, made a daring escape from the Cocke County, Tennessee, jail.\u00a0 Thus started a summer of carjackings, highway robberies, moonshining and high speed chases from Knoxville to Cumberland Gap that came to a tragic end on August 22.\u00a0 Today we tell the story of Clarence Bunch, another part of the history of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, IHeart Radio, and on our YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7487\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-797-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746831\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746831\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746831\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p 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