He follows his brothers into outlawry. John Younger is often portrayed as an innocent, especially compared to his outlaw brothers Cole, Bob and Jim....
John Younger Crosses the Line
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Mark Boardman
A Killing by Mistake?
Jimmy Dolan may have indirectly caused the death of Huston Chapman. Jimmy Dolan—one of the major players in the Lincoln County War—was accidentally...
Finally, Justice for a Killer
Billy Campbell faced a mob for his crimes. Billy Campbell was a hard-case, often fueled by alcohol and anger. He left dead bodies behind in Texas,...
The Original Fighting Earp
Papa Nicholas had his own violent run-ins… On November 27, 1881, the patriarch of the Earp clan, Nicholas, went to a bank in San Bernardino,...
A Champion of the Small Ranchers
Nate Champion became a martyr in the Johnson County War. For some residents of Johnson County, Wyoming, in the 1890s, Nate Champion had the perfect...
An Uncouth and Foul-Mouthed Person
The Earps’ father had a reputation for bad behavior. In May 1864, Nicholas Earp—the father of Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan, etc.—led a wagon train from...
Bootlegger with a Badge
Nicholas Earp—constable and rum runner. In 1859, Nicholas Porter Earp—the father of the famed Fighting Earps—was a constable in Monmouth, Illinois....
At the End of His Rope
Jim Miller was a cool customer before he died Jim Miller—the famed Old West assassin—met his end in Ada, Oklahoma on April 19, 1909. He and three...
All in the Family
Killer started his career by murdering kin. Jim Miller’s first of many killings was close to home. In July 1884, he attended a tent revival meeting...
A Legend Laid to Rest
The story of how a famed killer didn’t murder his grandparents. The legend: an orphaned “Killin” Jim Miller murdered his grandparents when he was a...
A Trail Blazer
But Jesse Chisholm didn’t use it for cattle… The Chisholm Trail is one of the most important and famous of the paths used to drive cattle from Texas...
Cop vs. Cop
A political argument got out of hand in Newton, KS. Billy Bailey was a cowboy who took a trail drive up to Newton, Kansas (photo) in 1871. After he...