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Hanging

Hanging

A few years ago I received a question about the science of hanging and whether or not there was such a thing as a “traveling hangman.” The mythical...

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A Lesser Known Bad Man

A Lesser Known Bad Man

Phin Clanton was the oldest of the Clanton boys.  He managed to avoid the notoriety of his brothers Ike and Billy—mostly because he wasn’t at the OK...

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Falsely Accused

Falsely Accused

It was 1885, and Cow-boys Ike and Phin Clanton were living in Apache County, AZ, raising cattle and goats.  On December 27, allegedly, several men...

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The Tale of Goldfield

The Tale of Goldfield

Goldfield, NV was one of the great boomtowns of the early 1900s.  Gold was discovered in 1902. Within four years, it had 30,000 residents—including...

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Billy, Bat and Temple Houston

Billy, Bat and Temple Houston

A tale is told that Billy the Kid along with a few of his Regulators raided a ranch near Lincoln and rustled some livestock. They drove them over to...

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