On a cold winter’s day in the small community of Circleville, West Virginia, the lives of two brothers came to a violent and tragic end. Wean Vandevander, a 65-year-old man, and his brother, Jacob Jay Vandevander, were shot and killed on February 25, 1951. The double homicide sent shockwaves through the quiet Pendleton County community, leaving friends and neighbors to grapple with the brutal reality of what had transpired.
In the immediate aftermath of the slayings, the community was r
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