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A Murder for a Circus Ticket. In 1877, a magnificent circus came to town. Two ex-convicts murdered a 62-year-old man and robbed him to finance their visit. The crime horrified the community and led to a lynching. The...

Untold Story of the Colt 45 Peacemaker "The Gun that Won the West": The Colt Single-Action Army Revolver. The Colt Peacemaker was the most popular gun in the Wild West. The Peacemaker even earned the nickname “the gun that won the West”....

THE NOTORIOUS LUKE SHORT: GUNFIGHTER, GAMBLER AND SPORTING MAN OF THE WILD WEST. "Often times the smaller the man, the harder the punch—this adage was true in the case of diminutive Luke Short, whose brief span of years played out in the...

Legends and Myths: Jesse James and the Younger Gang's Notorious Robberies. The Tragic Life of Jesse. Movies, books, songs, and rivers of newspaper ink tell the story of these men. Their legend will never die. Without having to spend...

Doc Holliday's Final Journey: Exploring the Legends and Facts. Unveiling the Mysteries: Doc Holliday's Burial Site Revealed? Dive into the tantalizing mystery of Doc Holliday's burial place as we explore the claims that he might be laid to...

Wild West Gunfighter. Showdowns and Shootouts, A Lifestyle of Guns and Glory. The End of an Era.

Southwest Train Robberies. Of the 16 train robberies in the Gadsden Purchase (southern Arizona and New Mexico) almost all involved Cochise County one way or another. Neither Wyatt Earp, Sheriff Texas John Slaughter, nor the Arizona Rangers...

Murder of John Wesley Hardin, Notorious Outlaw, Gunfighter and Folk Hero. Deadliest Outlaw of the Wild West. Learn the truth about Hardin, from youth to his death. Inside the Mind of John Wesley Hardin: Exploring the Psychology of a...

Sam Bass: The Manhunt, The Crime, and The Tragic End of a Wild West Bandit and Texas Folk Hero. AKA "Texas’ Beloved Bandit" and “Robin Hood on a Fast Horse.” Noted Outlaw and Train Robber. Sam is killed by Texas Rangers on July 21, 1878 in...