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Kaitlin Easton & Liam Buckler

Incestuous family 'so inbred' their skin turned blue from genetic condition

An incestuous family were so inbred their skin turned blue after a rare genetic disorder was passed down the generations.

The Fugate family had multiple family members who suffered from the unusual discoloured skin.

As they lived in an isolated rural community in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, the Fugate's were regularly inbreeding with their own relatives.

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