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The Killing of John Younger: Bad Day in Roscoe, Missouri

by | Aug 3, 2018 | True West Blog

In 1873 Jim, John and Bob Younger joined their brother Cole, who along with Frank and Jesse, had formed the James-Younger gang. John was described as the coldest and fastest gunman in the gang. Unlike his brothers, who generally abstained from alcohol, John also liked to drink and raise a ruckus. The first train robbery attributed to the James-Younger gang was the Chicago Rock Island Line, near Adair,


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