Charlie Bowdre had the ultimate wardrobe malfunction. December 23, 1880. Pat Garrett and posse had Billy the Kid and gang trapped in a small...
Henry and Belle Starr
Henry Starr. Belle Starr. Just how were the two notorious folks related? The legends have come up with various stories. Even during Henry’s...
“Not Much, Mary Ann.”
Andrew “Buckshot” Roberts was confronted by Billy the Kid and his Regulators at Blazer’s Mill on April 4, 1878. Charlie Bowdre (photo) told Roberts...
Doc and Wyatt Split
So what caused Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to split up—as friends and Vendetta Ride colleagues—in 1882? In a 1940 letter, former New Mexico governor...
The Regulators’ Worst Enemy
William Rynerson (in photo) is best known as a prosecuting attorney and enemy of the Regulators in the Lincoln County War. But he gained special...
Harry Morse vs Narato Ponce
It took Alameda County (CA) Sheriff Harry Morse (in photo) two tries to take down gunslinger Narato Ponce. Ponce was wanted for murder when Morse...
Billy the Kid’s Last Victim
Bob Olinger was Billy the Kid’s last victim, but he was also deadly himself. In 1876, Olinger and a pal were gambling in a New Mexico saloon. The...
The Mystery of Jim French
Jim French is one of the most mysterious members of Billy the Kid’s Regulator gang. Where he came from and what happened to him? Nobody knows. ...
The Great Die-Up
In the Wild West, cattle were a staple—cattle drives, cattle towns, cattle herds, cattle ranches. Cattle were king through the 1870s up until the...
Walter Noble Burns and the West
Walter Noble Burns was a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, traveling the world to cover news stories. And then he discovered the Old West. It...
Meeting Billy the Kid
Lily Casey was 14 when she met Billy the Kid in New Mexico. She was impressed: “The Kid was active and graceful as a cat. At Seven Rivers he...
The Red Sash Gang
In the movie Tombstone, the Cowboys are identified by the red sashes they wear around their waists. That never happened (although it made for a...