Marion Turner was a Lincoln County (NM) deputy and a gunman for the Murphy-Dolan faction. When the Battle of Lincoln broke out in July 1878, Turner tried to deliver warrant to the Regulators holed up in the Alexander McSween house; he retreated when the inhabitants threatened him.
But as the standoff ended, Turner allegedly was one of the men who killed an unarmed McSween. He and compatriot John Joh

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- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
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- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
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