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Sheriff Pat Garrett & the $500 Controversy
Did Pat Garrett receive the $500 bounty on Billy the Kid’s head? For years, rumors have spread that Garrett was denied payment because he failed to p…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Bigfoot Wallace: Texas Hero or Villain?
Bigfoot Wallace is one of those figures who looms so large in Texas history that it can be tough to separate the facts from the tall tales. Born in V…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Widow's Secret: Was Billy the Kid's Death a Hoax?
Did Pat Garrett’s widow really claim that her husband helped to fake the demise of Billy the Kid? What about Garrett’s daughter, Elizabeth? Did she r…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
John Tornow | Wild Man of the Wynoochee
John Tornow, also known as the Wild Man of the Wynoochee, became one of the most feared and hunted men in the Pacific Northwest during the early 1900…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton
Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton was more than a mascot. He was a real man who claimed to have lived one of the most violent and extraordinary lives of the …
11 months ago
Young Guns 2: Fact vs Fiction
If you grew up watching westerns in the late 80s and early 90s, Young Guns II was probably on your list, but how much of what we saw on screen was tr…
11 months ago
Archie Clement's Bloody Last Stand
Archie Clement was one of the most notorious guerrilla fighters to emerge from Missouri during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Barely over five…
11 months, 1 week ago
Jack Hinson: Civil War Sniper
Jack Hinson, known as “Old Jack,” began the Civil War as a wealthy Tennessee planter with no intentions to enlist in the Civil War. That changed in 1…
11 months, 1 week ago
Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War: The Fight Begins
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was one of the most lopsided defeats the U.S. Army ever suffered in the American West. On June 17, 1877, Captain Davi…
11 months, 1 week ago
Elfego Baca & the Frisco Shootout (Encore)
In October of 1884, 19-year-old Elfego Baca made history during the legendary Frisco Shootout. After pinning on a fake badge and arresting a drunken …
11 months, 2 weeks ago