Wild Boys of Borneo ‘Truevine’ tells story of two albino African-American brothers from Franklin County Brothers were kidnapped by the circus in early 1900s By RALPH BERRIER JR. BH News Service Oct 19, 2016 Oct 19, 2016 Updated May 16, 2019 0 In the early 1900s, albino African-American brothers George and Willie Muse were stolen from their home in Truevine and turned into circus performers. Internet Photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By RALPH BERRIER JR. BH News Service Beth Macy first heard about the legend of George and Willie Muse — the “Wild Boys of Borneo” — when she first came to Roanoke as a newspaper reporter.kAm%92E H2D 23@FE `hgh[ H96? 2 4@\H@C<6C E@=5 96C 23@FE #@2?@<6’D 36DE\<?@H?[ =62DE\5:D4FDD65 >JDE6CJ \\ E96 DE@CJ @7 EH@ 2=3:?@ p7C:42?\p>6C:42? 3C@E96CD 7C@> uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ H9@ 925 366? <:5?2AA65 3J E96 4:C4FD :? E96 62C=J `h__D 2?5 6I9:3:E65 2D 9F>2? 7C62<D :? 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