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Dancing on His Grave A grieving mother got a little revenge for her son’s death.

Dancing on His Grave A grieving mother got a little revenge for her son’s death.

by Mark Boardman | Jun 3, 2021

In 1883, John “King” Fisher was the acting sheriff of Uvalde County, Texas. He went after Jim and Tom Hannehan, who had held up a stagecoach. The...

A Strange Escape King Fisher stole a horse, but got away with it—thanks to the animal’s owner.

A Strange Escape King Fisher stole a horse, but got away with it—thanks to the animal’s owner.

by Mark Boardman | Jun 2, 2021

Texas gunman John “King” Fisher got into crime in an unusual way. In 1869, when he was 15, Fisher borrowed a horse from a rancher near Florence,...