On the quiet night of November 10, 1973, the country music world was irrevocably shaken by the brutal murders of David 'Stringbean' Akeman, a 58-year-old male, and his wife, Estelle. After a performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, the couple returned to their modest cabin in Ridgetop, Tennessee, unaware that their lives were about to come to a violent end. Two men, cousins John and Marvin Douglas Brown, both 23, had broken into their home, lying in wait. They were fueled by rumors that A
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