Who doesn't love a good love story? In a world filled with action-packed documentaries, it's refreshing to dive into tales of romance, especially those that intertwine with history. In this episode, we explore the fascinating love story of Roseanna McCoy and Johnse Hatfield, which blossomed during the tumultuous times of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. You’ll learn how their relationship unfolded against a backdrop of family conflicts and societal norms, and why it remains significant today.

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This week on This Famous Vendetta, we peel back another layer of America’s most misunderstood conflict—and the deeper we dig, the less certain the story becomes.

Before returning to the Tug Valley, Jason shares a firsthand encounter with modern history at the legendary Sphere in Las Vegas, where The Wizard of Oz has been transformed into a massive 16K immersive experience complete with AI-expanded visuals, haptic seating, flying monkeys, fog, wind… and foam apples falling from the ceiling. It’s a reflection on how history is preserved, reimagined, and experienced—and how every generation reshapes the stories it inherits.

Then, we head back to 1880.

The famous “hog trial” is supposed to be the simple origin story of the feud: Randall McCoy accuses Floyd Hatfield of stealing pigs, tensions explode, and bloodshed follows.

Except… it’s not that simple.

Instead, what emerges is something far more tangled:

court cases, disputed testimony, shifting loyalties, accusations of betrayal, and cousins turning against cousins inside a deeply interconnected family network.

As the fallout from the hog trial intensifies, one question takes center stage:

Was justice denied… or simply not accepted?

The fight between the Hatfields and McCoys was not merely about a pig; it was rooted in deeper feelings of honor and jealousy. Was "the pig incident" a catalyst that ignited existing tensions? When a pig went missing, accusations flew...

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