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A Sad End For Matt Warner

by | May 23, 2018 | True West Blog

Matt Warner rode with Butch Cassidy and was one of the outlaw’s closest friend.  Warner—real name, Willard Christianson—pulled off a number of jobs before being caught and convicted for a couple of killings in 1896. When he got out in 1900, Warner went straight and actually worked in law enforcement. But he had a sad end.  His first wife had accused him of beating her, and the charge made its wa


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