A silent menace loomed over the family for decades, taking lives one by one. Billy Carter, the lively younger brother of President Jimmy Carter, was among its victims. What happened to Billy Carter?

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When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president’s public life ...