New evidence appears to show that Vincent van Gogh did not commit suicide in July of 1890, but, in fact, was shot by a Buffalo Bill wannabe and probably by accident. Many now believe Vincent literally took the bullet for two brothers and martyred himself. He said a telling thing to his brother Theo before he died: “Do not cry. I did it for the good of everybody.” For the full story, see below.
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In 1999, Bob Boze Bell and partners bought True West magazine (published since 1953) and moved the editorial offices to Cave Creek, Arizona. Bell has published and illustrated books on Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, as well as Classic Gunfights, an Old West gunfight book series. His latest books are The 66 Kid and True West Moments.