St. Joseph, MO was in turmoil in the days after Jesse James was killed on April 3, 1882.
Townspeople were shocked that the outlaw had been living among them. Some went to
see Jesse’s body, placed in ice until burial.
A broker for the city register’s office and an accomplice took advantage of the confusion,
pulling a robbery bigger than any Jame
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