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The Death of the Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Departments, Investigating History

Ed O’Kelley has his claim to fame. On June 8, 1892, he walked into a tent saloon in Creede, Colorado, and emptied two shotgun barrels into the neck of the proprietor. The victim just happened to be Robert Ford, “the dirty little coward” who shot Jesse James 10 years before. It’s not clear why O’Kelley killed Ford—maybe to avenge Jesse, perhaps to get some publicity. B


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