Dave Updyke was a livery stable owner in Boise City, ID (photo). He was respected enough to get elected the first Ada Co…
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A Little Help From His Friend? An outlaw got a fatal greeting from a childhood chum.
The end of Texas robber Brack Cornett is shrouded in mystery. In September 1888, after his gang was broken up, Cornett h…
The Sole Survivor Henry Brown’s widow made a success of herself after his death.
Henry Brown is known as a pal of Billy the Kid, marshal of Caldwell, KS, and a robber killed by a lynch mob in 1884. He …
Different Accomodations A robber goes from swank hotel to solitary cell.
John Reno’s love for luxury put him in a prison cell. Reno and associates burglarized the Daviess County, MO treasury in…
Posse Catches Horseback Train Robbers in a Touring Car What kind of traffic signals and traffic laws were in place in towns the early years of the horseless carriage?
Did you ever wonder what kind of traffic signals and traffic laws were in place in towns the early years of the horseles…
Frank Hamer vs. Bonnie and Clyde When the Barrow Gang seemed uncatchable in 1934, Texas turned to its greatest Ranger to track them down and bring them back, dead or alive.
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Range…
A Laughing Matter? Outlaw Rube Burrow had fun when he was captured.
Being captured didn’t faze train robber Rube Burrow. On October 9, 1890 he was grabbed by two black men, Jesse Hildreth…
A Shootout Between Friends One was an outlaw, the other a lawman—and both died.
Billy Collins was the younger brother of Sam Bass associate Joel Collins—but he didn’t learn from his sibling’s death at…
James Ford Wreaks Havoc
James Ford led a double life in the early 1800s. He was a landowner, businessman and civic leader in western Kentucky a…
Sam Mason Gets What He Gave
Sam Mason was a robber and killer in post-Revolution America, roaming the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers with a gang of cut…