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This week I'm kicking off our fun old-fashioned Christmas with an old-timey triple murder, again, in Kentucky. On Christmas Eve 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in their burned-down home. But the fire wasn't an accident, it was set intentionally to cover a terrible crime. The men responsible were eventually brought to justice, but not before multiple citizen-lead militias fought the militias of guards intended to protect the prisoners to issue some vigilante justice.SOURCESThe Ashland Tragedy: Murder, a Mob and a Militia in Kentucky – January 25, 2021; book by H. E. "Joe" Castle (Author), J. M. Huff (Author)Murder in Old Kentucky – July 1, 2005; book by Keven McQueenHere is a link to the lyrics of The Ashland Tragedy Song
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