Who is Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton?

Who is Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton? Duff Hale — Midlothian, Texas. The deputy U.S. marshal and cowboy told a tale of his life in his 1952 autobiography, Pistol Pete: Veteran of the Old West. He claimed he killed 11 men in fair gunfights, including five who had murdered his father. Most of the book, however, appears to be fictional. He offered no corroborating sources for his claims or records of his amazing feats. Ramon Adams wrote Eaton’s book shared a “most preposterous tale,”