Charlie Ford is the lesser known of the brothers who killed Jesse James—sibling Robert actually pulled the trigger. Char…
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The Fruits of their Labors The Ford brothers didn’t get what they expected for killing Jesse James.
Robert Ford hoped that killing Jesse James would bring fame and fortune. But Ford and brother Charlie were convicted of …
The Death of the Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James Killer Ed O’Kelley’s short-lived fame ended in a fatal fight with police.
Ed O’Kelley has his claim to fame. On June 8, 1892, he walked into a tent saloon in Creede, Colorado, and emptied two sh…
A Fitting End for a Killer Robert Ford’s murderer died a violent death himself.
Ed O’Kelley is known as the man who killed Robert Ford, who killed Jesse James in 1882. O’Kelley did nine years in the C…
The Knife Didn’t Cut A man failed to kill Robert Ford.
Robert Ford received threats after killing Jesse James in 1881. People didn’t like that he’d shot the outlaw in the bac…
Death for a Killer The man who killed the man who killed Jesse James met a bad end.
Ed O’Kelley is best known for killing Jesse James’ assassin Robert Ford in 1892. After O’Kelley did 10 years in the Colo…
Mrose vs Ford Little happened when two Old West names faced off.
Martin Mrose is best known for being a romantic rival of John Wesley Hardin—and of being killed in El Paso in 1895. But…
Some Bad Beef Between Robert Ford and Jefferson Davis Hardin?
There’s a story told that the killer of Jesse James and the brother of John Wesley Hardin once took up arms against one …