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Listener discretion is advised. Oh, In 1988, along a peaceful stretch of farmland road in Florida, a war whispering among two families.

As Pegycar and a new husband, Pye, focused on raising their rambunctious blended family. Their neighbors, an elderly couple who lived across

the street, were determined to live out a peaceful existence, a clash that would ultimately

lead to disaster.

Join me now as we take a look into the contentious relationship between two families.

You'll learn how what started out as a petty family feud soon turned into a

full-blown rivalry with one family out for blood. on.

Deep in Florida, just an hour east of Tampa, you'll stumble across the tranquil community of Alturis. To many on the outside looking in, there isn't much to be seen in this tiny patch of country

living, especially since you'll often find more lemons than people.

The abject seclusion is one of the main attractions for people who choose to live there.

Burning red dirt roads stretch on for miles with the monotony of the scenery only broken by one of the many sparkling lakes.

A town you could say truly in the middle of nowhere. It's where Pie and Peggy Carr chose to plant their

roots and race their blended family. At 41, Peggy Carr, newly married to her husband, was excited to begin a new chapter in her life.

After spending several years as a single mother, struggling to provide for three children.

Duane, Alan, and Galena.

Peggy met Perry Allen Carr, otherwise known as Pye.

He was everything Peggy had ever wanted in a partner.

Kind, compassionate, and happy to accept

her children as his own.

I also had two children from a previous marriage, Tammy and Travis, who were thrilled to have new step-siblings and a new step-mom.

Peggy waited tables at a local diner and was described by her family as a hard worker, eternally happy, and full of compassion for everyone

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