InMay1988,girlfriendsClaudiaBrennerandRebeccaWightwereattackedwhilehikingtheAppalachianTrailbya'mountainman'namedStephenRoyCarr.Combiningdocumentaryandnarrativematerial,INTHEHOLLOWtellsthestoryoftheshooting,Wight'sdeath,andBrenner'sdesperatesurvival(andlatertransformationintoanadvocateforhatecrimelegislationintheU.S.)ass..bbb