A case of a shootout that never happened. The legend says that Morgan Earp and Billy Brooks (photo) got into a shootout in Butte, Montana in 1873....
Brooks vs. Earp?
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Morgan Earp
A Deadly Decision
Morgan Earp shouldn’t have gone to play billiards. March 18, 1882. Morgan Earp, Dan Tipton and Doc Holliday attended a performance of “Stolen...
How About Those Earp Women
Were any of the Earp women Prostitutes? Yes, you might say all of them dabble in the trade at one time or another. Allie was a former prostitute, as...
The Aftermath of the Gunfight Behind the OK Corral
Most of the older movies about the “Gunfight Near the OK Corral” would have you believe the feud, like the film, was over. The 1993 film Tombstone...
Wyatt Earp: Is He Still a Hero?
Historians and writers share their perspectives on the West’s most famous lawman. In honor of the 140th anniversary of the gunfight near the O.K....
The Tombstone Street Fight
Shot-for-shot, Bob Boze Bell captures what C.S. Fly missed 140 years ago. All Artwork and Illustrations by Bob Boze Bell All photos, unless...
Will McLaury
Did Will McLaury, the older brother of Frank and Tom McLaury, finance the assassination of Morgan Earp and the wounding of Virgil? Will McLaury...
Was Wyatt Earp Really a Deputy U.S. Marshal?
Wyatt Earp, who has become controversial since his fictionalization by television, did serve in both Dodge City and Tombstone as a legally appointed...
Doc Comes To Town Holliday is called to Tombstone—and infamy.
On October 21, 1881, Wyatt Earp sends brother Morgan to Tucson to bring Doc Holliday back to Tombstone. Ostensibly, Doc is to calm Ike Clanton, who...
Shotguns at Midnight: Virgil Earp vs. Unknown Assailants
Suspicion Points to Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, Hank Swilling and Frank Stilwell. Take Your Pick!
Love? And Marriage The Spences and their role in the Morgan Earp murder.
For Pete Spence, marriage was a godsend of sorts. He was accused in the March 18, 1882 assassination of Morgan Earp in Tombstone. Spence’s wife...
Earps Gone Wild
Brothers Wyatt and Morgan’s “bum” year pimping in Peoria, Illinois, primed them for their future as frontier boomtown opportunists on both sides of the law.