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  2. List of Old West gunfighters - Wikipedia

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    An outlaw had usually been convicted of a crime, such as Black Bart, but may have only gained a reputation as operating outside the law, such as Ike Clanton. Some of those listed may have also served in law enforcement, like Marshal Burt Alvord who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like Johnny Ringo were deputized at one time or ...

  3. List of Old West gangs - Wikipedia

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    A number of Old West gangs left a lasting impression on American history. While rare, the incidents were retold and embellished by dime novel and magazine authors during the late 19th and the early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place on the American frontier in Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

  4. William Carver (Wild Bunch) - Wikipedia

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    The Three Outlaws, starring Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy and Alan Hale Jr. as the Sundance Kid, is a 1956 fictional film of the duo's exploits with Wild Bunch member William "News" Carver, portrayed by Robert Christopher, as the third outlaw in the title. [citation needed] In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Carver is played by Timothy Scott.

  5. List of the Great Depression-era outlaws - Wikipedia

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    A Texas bank robber and car thief, he was later sent to Alcatraz, where he attempted to escape from the island in 1938. [9] Charles Makley: 1889–1934 [2] [10] Ben Golden McCollum: No image available: 1909–1963 McCollum was an outlaw in Oklahoma during the 1920s, who was nicknamed the "Shiek of Boynton".

  6. Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch - Wikipedia

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    It was popularized by the 1969 movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and took its name from the original Wild Bunch. The gang was led by Butch Cassidy , and it included his closest friends Elzy Lay , the Sundance Kid , Tall Texan , News Carver , Camilla "Deaf Charley" Hanks , Laura Bullion , Flat-Nose Curry , Kid Curry , and Bob Meeks . [ 1 ]

  7. Ben Kilpatrick - Wikipedia

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    Photograph shows the bodies of Ben Kilpatrick and Ole Hobek being held up by others after being killed near Sanderson, Texas, March 13, 1912. He was released from prison in June 1911. [2] On March 12, 1912, Kilpatrick and outlaw Ole Hobek were killed while robbing a train near Sanderson, Texas. The duo is thought to have participated in several ...

  8. Texas Ranger Division - Wikipedia

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    The Rangers have taken part in many of the most important events of Texas history, such as stopping the assassination of presidents William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz in El Paso, and in some of the best-known criminal cases in the history of the Old West, such as those of gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, bank robber Sam Bass, and outlaws ...

  9. Wild Bunch - Wikipedia

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    The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin–Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were active in Kansas , Missouri , Arkansas , and Oklahoma Territory during the 1890s—robbing banks and stores, holding up trains, and killing lawmen. [ 1 ]