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What happened to the corpses of guys killed in running gunfights in the Old West?

by | Jul 3, 2009 | Inside History

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What happened to the corpses of guys killed in running gunfights in the Old West? Bill Chilcote Yakima, Washington If possible, those close to the deceased would bury the bodies in a shallow grave. If they were burying a friend or ally, they would cover the grave with heavy rocks, so wild animals wouldn’t come along and dig up the remains. If the grave site was in hostile Indian country, they would camouflage the grave as best they could, so the bodies would not be disturbed. If they were in a


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