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I read somewhere that no legal agency ever put out wanted posters that stated, “Dead or Alive.” What’s the truth?

by | Apr 1, 2006 | Inside History

I read somewhere that no legal agency ever put out wanted posters that stated, “Dead or Alive.” What’s the truth? Dan Gebers Kalaheo, Hawaii Most wanted posters by government agencies stated “arrest and delivery,” “arrest and detention” or something similar. Private enterprises were different. The St. Louis Midland Railroad put out a reward poster of $25,000 for Jesse James, “Dead or Alive.” Another poster stated “$10,000 in gold coin will be paid by the U.S. Government for t


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