Ed Young
Dallas, Texas
“Three-Shooter Bill” was a two-bit outlaw and small time con man who earned his nickname because he was only half as bad as his crony, “Six-Shooter Bill.” He pursued his rackets in several small New Mexico towns. Few know the circumstances of his demise and fewer care.
Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian. His books include The Arizona Trilogy and Law of the Gun.
If you have a question, write:
Ask the Marshall
PO Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327
or e-mail him at marshall.trimble@sccmail.maricopa.edu
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Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and the Wild West History Association’s vice president. His latest book is 2018’s Arizona Oddities: A Land of Anomalies and Tamales. Send your question, with your city/state of residence, to marshall.trimble@scottsdalecc.edu or Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327.