Mountain Phantom: The Dixon Brothers Slaughtered 20 Lawmen Who Hanged Their Father in Front of Town
In the rugged backcountry of Wise County, Virginia, the Dixon family had lived for generations. Their thousand-acre homestead, carved out of the Appalachian wilderness at the head of Guest River, was a testament to hard work and self-sufficiency. The patriarch, 61-year-old Ezekiel “Old Zeke” Dixon, was a respected Confederate veteran and a man of his … Read more