Someone please make this into a screenplay! The story is of course, true, and far more gripping than any of the nonfiction crime stories out there. The characters of Bynum, McCrary, and Baxley are larger than life, and the peripheral players (other witnesses and attorneys) are memorable as well. Author Woodfin did his homework and tells the story in an entertaining, yet unbiased manner. At just over 200 pages, this book is a great way to spend a quiet weekend, or a flight. It will transport you to 1970's Alabama...a fascinating place to be.

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4.0 out of 5 stars More, July 27, 2006

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This review is from: Lay Down with Dogs: Hugh Otis Bynum and the Scottsboro First Monday Bombing (Hardcover)

Byron's account of the attemped killing of Loy Campbell is very accurate. There are many other stories about Hugh Otis, enough to write other books. Like the time that Hugh Otis Bynum cornered a man on dead end road in the Langston, Alabama community. This coward of a man Hugh Otis Bynum, held a pistol on a man and with his other hand took a pocket knife and cut the man up. Hugh Otis was feared in the community by man people...In the end Hugh Otis got what he deserved.....buried in Alabama Department of Correction clothing!

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5.0 out of 5 stars classic crime story, June 17, 2009

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This is an authentic crime story at it's very best. As an attorney who has practiced regularly in the Jackson County Circuit court and is/was personally acquainted with many of the people involved in this bizarre tale I found it particularly fascinating. The author who was a reporter at the local newspaper at the time is to be commended for accurately presenting the facts in a John Grisham manner before Grisham the lawyer became Grisham the writer. Great book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I was there
I can't vouch for the authenticity of the facts of this story, which some here are disputing, but I did find this book a fascinating read. Read more

Published on January 29, 2007 by memoir lover

1.0 out of 5 stars byron schmyron
as the only grandson (and namesake as well) of a very good friend of hugh otis bynum, i found the book amusing at best and i note that the tome is economical with the truth. Read more

Published on October 29, 2003 by richard byron keown

2.0 out of 5 stars Running in "Packs"
Let's get into the doghouse, your story may come from trial transripts but where's the rest of the story......you see, I'm the sister of a character in your book. Read more

Published on June 5, 2002 by Kim "Hale" Lanham

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent job of research
The author did a fantastic job of writing this book. Some authors add interesting tid-bits to spice up the story, but this was the actual eventsthat happened during the trial... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars A grits level view of small town Alabama in the 1970s
The author offers insight into what life was like in Alabama during the 1970s. The vestiges of overt racism are exposed in this true story about a descendant of a founding family... Read more

Published on October 27, 1997 by jch@shoals-law.com

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