Four years after the Hillsville courthouse shootout shocked Virginia, another one of the Allen brothers met a violent end. Jack Allen, brother of Floyd Allen, and once a constable in that Carroll County courtroom, was shot and killed in 1916 at a roadhouse near Mt. Airy, North Carolina. His killer, 24-year-old Will McCraw, claimed self-defense and was acquitted.<br /><br />But the story doesn’t stop there.<br /><br />McCraw may not have been a stranger to Jack Allen’s family and some believe he was nudged into the confrontation by men with unfinished business from Hillsville.<br /><br />In this episode, Steve and Rod follow the trail from the courtroom to the roadhouse, tracing rumors of revenge, Baldwin-Felts detectives and a possible family connection to the killer.<br /><br />It’s another one of the Stories of Appalachia.<br /><br />Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast if you haven’t done so already.  You’ll find us on your favorite podcast app.<br /><br />Thanks for listening.