TEXT: Our nation is built upon a history of battles, fought over honor, family and power. These bloody and iconic chapters, define what it truly means to be an American. These are Blood Feuds. In the backwoods of Appalachia, two families, the Hatfields and McCoys, are locked in an epic battle. Told you I'd be paying you a visit. This is one of the most violent episodes in American history. Get away from her. You had bitter, bitter rivalries between figures that we will never forget. Narrator: It's the most notorious feud in U.S. history, the quintessential story of Americans taking justice into their own hands. "Devil Anse" Hatfield will kill to protect his family from slander and attack. I want to hear you beg for your life. Randall McCoy is dead set on revenge for his kin who were murdered in cold blood. [Gunshots] All of you Hatfields are a bunch of thieving killers. Potter: They just become more and more violent and vicious. The worst of human nature came out of these men. Get off my brother. Narrator: Born from deep divisions from the Civil War, this feud lives on in infamy as one of the bloodiest chapters in American history. [Man grunting] It's a war so savage that these two family names will be forever stained in blood. Potter: This feud was so powerful, it just wouldn't go away. McCoys, you're about to reap what you sow. My name is Randall McCoy. I'm a peaceable man. But them Hatfields, they've been like a curse to us McCoys, going after me and my kin, killing my family. By God, I'm here to stop them. I'm Anderson Hatfield. Folks call me "Devil Anse." Seems like Randall McCoy blames us Hatfields for everything bad that happens. Hell, we're just like everybody else. And we'll do anything to protect our family from Randall McCoy. Randall McCoy, you are surrounded. You
SUMMARY:
Civil War hostility between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky escalates to kidnapping, illicit love affairs, murder, and a legendary turf war.