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A Blow to the Head

by | Jul 25, 2018 | True West Blog

Buckskin Frank Leslie pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend Mollie Edwards in January 1890.  It seemed to be an open and shut case; Leslie killed her (see photo of grave) in a fit of rage. It may have been more complicated. Leslie originally pled not-guilty, saying he’d suffered severe head injuries about a decade before.  Leslie argued he had brain damage that impaired his ability to m


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