Andy Blevins began his career by terrorizing Navajo. Andy Blevins—alias Andy Cooper—made his bones in Arizona’s Pleasant Valley War (and from...
A Badman Gets his Start
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A Lawman Settles Down
Commodore Perry Owens stayed busy in retirement. Commodore Perry Owens owes his reputation, for the most part, to an 1887 gunfight in Holbrook,...
Lost Treasure Story Missing loot in Mexican Pocket...
A few years ago I received this letter from a hunter of lost treasures. “I have a question that I cannot track down an answer. I have an article...
The Controversial Commodore
Commodore Perry Owens’ tenure at Apache County, AT sheriff was brief and controversial. Multiple jail breaks raised questions about his abilities....
A Bad Boss
Commodore Perry Owens—as sheriff of Apache County, Arizona Territory—had a reputation as a deadly man. But he was also known as a bad boss. Less...
A Very Dangerous Man
Commodore Perry Owens already had a reputation as a dangerous man by the time he put on a badge in 1887. He claimed he killed 14 rustlers as a stock...