Bloody Breathitt- Murder, Power, and the Price of Silence.
Uncommon History

Bloody Breathitt- Murder, Power, and the Price of Silence.

2025-08-18

https://uncommonhistory.substack.com/

You’d think a courthouse would be the safest place in town. Built of stone, with a flag waving above and a judge inside. But in Jackson, Kentucky, around the turn of the 20th century, you’d best keep your head down—especially on court day. Because in Breathitt County… justice didn’t wear a robe.

It carried a Winchester rifle.



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