"Thy Brother's Blood: Capital Punishment in West Virginia"
Executions in West Virginia
"The Short Unhappy Life of William Seymour Douglas, Part One"
"The Short Unhappy Life of William Seymour Douglas, Part Two"
"Lynch Law" (Murder of John Jennings)
"Lawlessness in Wetzel County" (Murder of John Jennings)
"Excitement in Wetzel County" (Murder of John Jennings)
Hatfield-McCoy Feud
"Hatfield-McCoy Feud 75 Years Old Today"
"The Hatfield-McCoy Feud 100th Anniversary"
Sources on Devil Anse Hatfield and the Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Hatfield-McCoy Feud Photo Gallery
Hatfield Brothers Killed in Shootout
"Recalls Slaying of Hatfield Boys" (Hatfield Brothers Killed in Shootout)
"A Triangular Shooting" (Hatfield Brothers Killed in Shootout)
"Pneumonia Ends Career of Devil Anse Hatfield"
"John Hardy Found Guilty of Murder in the First Degree"
"All Were Murderers" (John Hardy)
Hanging of John Hardy
John Hardy - Reminiscences of James French Strother
West Virginia's Last Public Hanging
"State's Last Public Hanging In Ripley 53 Years Ago"
Sources on The Greenbrier Ghost
"Can the Dead Return From the Grave?"
Letter from Warden of the West Virginia Penitentiary, 23 January 1905
"Defendants Are Charged With List Of Crimes" (Adkins Bankruptcy Case)
"Believes That Witnesses Have Been Intimidated" (Adkins Bankruptcy Case)
"Margaret Adkins Tells Different Tales In Court" (Adkins Bankruptcy Case)
"Nine Guilty, One Innocent, Verdict in Adkins Case" (Adkins Bankruptcy Case)
"Judge Sentences 10 Conspirators" (Adkins Bankruptcy Case)
"Alleged Counterfeiters Arrested at Northfork"
"Two More Alleged Counterfeiters Pinched"
"Two Women Inspiration for Counterfeiters"
"Jack Wilson Head of Counterfeiters Admits His Guilt"
"Long Sentences For Counterfeiters"
Labor Leader Mother Jones Arrested
"The Death of Constable Riggs: Ethnic Conflict in Marion County in the World War I Era"
"'Mere Military Color': The State Police and Martial Law"
Legislation Creating the Department of Public Safety
Letter From Superintendent Jackson Arnold to Sam Taylor (First Trooper)
"New Superintendent of Police Body Here for the Organization"
Sources on the Matewan Massacre
Matewan Massacre
Sid Hatfield's Murder Trial
Sources on the Cliftonville Riot
"Merchant At Litwar Killed In Bed" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"Son-in-Law of Lewis Collins, Murdered at Litwar, Is Arrested" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"No Bond Is Secured For George Conley, Held For Murder Of His Father-In-Law, L. Collins" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"Mrs. Conley Suffers Loss O[f] Arm Thru Discharge Of Gun" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"Continuance Is Secured By State In Conley Case; Petit Jurors Discharged By The Court" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"George Conley On Trial For The Murder Of His Father- In-Law, Lewis Col[l]ins" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
"George Conley Acquitted of the Murder of Father-in- Law, Lewis Collins" (Murder of Lewis Collins)
Execution of Mass Murderer Harry Powers
"Powers Kept Iron Nerve"
"'Just What I Expected', Says Powers of First Degree Verdict"
State of West Virginia vs. Harry F. Powers
"Foiled Kidnapers Face Long Terms" (Plan To Kidnap Betty Bloch)
"Seek Third Person In Bloch Kidnaping" (Plan To Kidnap Betty Bloch)
"M'Kee Denies Nervous Plotter Gave 'Tip' On Kidnaping Plans" (Plan To Kidnap Betty Bloch)
West Virginia Legislature Approves the Use of the Electric Chair
Electric Chair Legislation
"Axis Sally Is Given 10 to 30-Year Term On Treason Charge"
"'Axis Sally' Out After 11 Years"
"Almost Silent 'Axis Sally' Gains Freedom"
Riot at West Virginia Penitentiary "40 Convicts Hold 5 Guards Hostage"
"Hostages Free; Governor Here For Pen Riot Settlement"
"State Police, National Guard Conduct Shakedown"
"Prison Settles Down To Routine Operation"

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