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  2. List of Old West gunfights - Wikipedia

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    The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Some like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral were the outcome of long-simmering feuds and rivalries but most were the result of a confrontation between outlaws and law enforcement.

  3. Power's Cabin shootout - Wikipedia

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    The Power family composed of "Old Man" Jeff, the father, his wife, Martha, three sons; Charles, John, and Tom, and one daughter; Ola May. They were originally from Texas, but moved to Arizona Territory in 1909 and homesteaded in lower Rattlesnake Canyon, south of Klondyke. Two years later, Charles bought a nearby goat ranch, which is now known ...

  4. List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United ...

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    Dashti took 33 people hostage at a bar near the UC Berkeley campus for seven hours, armed with a MAC 10 handgun, a semiautomatic handgun, and a revolver. At the end of the hostage situation, Dashti killed one hostage and wounded seven other people. Dashti was killed by several police officers. [190] 1990-09-13: Tumminia, Anthony (21) California ...

  5. Texas Jack Vermillion - Wikipedia

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    Vermillion wound up in Kansas in the late 1870s. From Dodge City, Kansas, he went to Tombstone, Arizona (Arizona Territory), where he possibly previously knew the Earps and Doc Holliday. He was listed by Virgil Earp as special policeman (i.e., deputy city policeman) June 22, 1881. This is the day of the large Tombstone fire of 1881, with which ...

  6. The 10 Most Infamous Family Inheritance Feuds - AOL

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    A $100 million estate left to the "wrong" people can cause court battles over estates that can last years. 24/7 Wall St. has lined up a list of 10 of the most infamous estate battles.

  7. List of fugitives from justice who disappeared - Wikipedia

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    Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl, better known as the Apache Kid, [30] was an army scout and later a renegade active in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico who escaped from jail on 2 November 1889, [31] and was said to have killed many people during that time. He was eventually caught and sent to jail.

  8. John Horton Slaughter - Wikipedia

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    John Horton Slaughter with his shotgun Incorrectly identified as "Terry's Texas Rangers" in fact these were cowboys of John H. Slaughter; see [1]. John Horton Slaughter (October 2, 1841 – February 16, 1922), also known as Texas John Slaughter, was an American lawman, cowboy, poker player and rancher in the Southwestern United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  9. More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.