Many famous outlaws died robbing banks and trains. Some, however, died in peculiar ways. For example, during a train robbery the Tall Texan, Ben Kilpatrick, died when a mail clerk hit him on the head with an ice mallet. Jesse James was shot in the back by little Bob Ford while standing on a chair adjusting a framed needlepoint, done by his mother. Bob and Grat Dalton, wearing fake whiskers, trie


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