Mahon v. Justice (1888) ruled that captured Hatfields could be tried in Kentucky, regardless of how they were caught.

Randall's son Calvin and daughter Alifair were killed; his wife Sarah was brutally beaten.

McCoy supporters crossed into West Virginia to seize Hatfields.

The cabin was burned to the ground; Randall escaped into the woods. ⚖️ The Battle of Grapevine Creek

The Hatfield-McCoy Feud: Part 3 – The Breaking Point The conflict shifted from a local dispute to a legal and political war between two states. ⚔️ The Escalation

Frank Phillips and his posse trapped a group of Hatfields.

Eight Hatfields were tried; seven received life sentences.

Hatfields surrounded Randall McCoy’s cabin on New Year’s night.