In a nearby cabin, Jack McCall awaited the ultimate sentence while a perfect pine limb swayed in the breeze. Where was the jury when they were creating this famous chapter in history—a trial that would be written about for 125 years?
Though the actual place of the shooting has been known for years, the McCall trial location has eluded even the most reputable writers and scholars. Was it the McDaniels Theatre, Langrishe Theatre, Deadwood Theatre, Gem Theatre and Dance Hall, or possibly the Bel

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- 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
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows