are the other 2 brothers still alive
With their lifestyle, I can't imagine that they are, but I just wondered if anyone knew what's happened to them.
shareAdelbert (Delbert) died on August 6, 1998 at the age of 67. It appears that Roscoe and Lyman are still living.
shareWell, I've grown up in the town all my life. I havn't seen either of them in at least 5 years. In a town this small thats rather unusual. Not actually sure if they're alive or not though.
I would like to say that the town is alot nicer than how its protrayed in the movie. =p
I think the town comes across as a pretty nice place. They come to the defense of Delbert. They know the brothers are eccentric, but they respect that and don't judge Delbert to be guilty just because he is different. They give the brothers their space, which is all the brothers wanted.
shareMastry i would have to wonder who you are. I have lived here my whole life too lol. But anywho yes town is nice,if you like the homeliness of it all. But some of us in the younger generation, myself being 18, wish to leave Munnsville ny behind.
shareThey were still alive as of 7/03, but John Teeple, their dark-haired neighbor who talked about city folks' view of country bumpkins, died in 2001, per info on the DVD. I agree that Munnsville comes off as a very nice place! But at 18 you definitely want to do some exploring. Seems like a lovely town to grow up in, though.
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I heard they still burn witches at the stake there and enjoy Regis Philbin.
Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.
I just watched this wonderful documentary, and was pleased to see a town come across for these people, especially for Delbert. I wonder if any of us would get the support Delbert got from our supposed friends and neighbors?
shareThe support was great. If you listen to the old couple, their name escapes me, he said that no one really loved the "boys". In fact people tended to avoid them somewhat. However, the thought of them being railroaded upset everyone, especially in the idea that the powers that be seemed to think that the whole area was just a bunch of ignorant bumpkins. Someone stated, "It could be any of us next time." or something to that effect. Coming from a very similar area, I can say that this idea is prevalent in bucolic settings. There is a certain feeling of "We may not like them, but their ours."
shareAll the brothers are gone now. The last two died withing a very short time of each other.
shareI looked Roscoe and Lyman up on http://www.familysearch.org and to my complete surprise, both of them died within the past couple of years.
I figured neither of them would have lived to see the film released!
"I figured neither of them would have lived to see the film released"
Precisely... Especially that one guy with the beard. ;)
No, seriously, the guy who was testifying who started shaking.. I forget his name, sorry... but, wow, that was like the most unhealthy looking person I've ever seen! He looked and sounded absolutely horrifying. I'm SHOCKED to hear he lived until the late 2000s!!! Wonder what that guy looked like towards the BAD days......
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Well, to be fair a lot of that shaking was nerves. Poor guy was completely out of his element. Nerves like that can make anyone look older and more feeble than they are.
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