Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ernest George Burkhart (September 11, 1892 – December 1, 1986) was an American murderer who participated in the Osage Indian murders as a hitman for his uncle William King Hale's crime ring. He was convicted for the killing of William E. Smith in 1926, and sentenced to life imprisonment .
The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting Flag. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($154 million in 2023 dollars). All-time This is a list of highest prices ever paid—at auction or private sale—for an artwork by an artist living at time of sale. Adjusted price (in millions of USD) Original price (in ...
After both Hale and Ernest were arrested in January 1926 for the murders of Rita, Bill, and Nellie, Ernest ended up confessing to his role in the crimes and identified Hale as the mastermind of ...
On June 28, 1923, Hale and Burkhart put George Bigheart on a train to Oklahoma City to be taken to a hospital. George Bigheart was the son of James Bigheart, the last hereditary Osage chief. [31] Hale was Bigheart's neighbor and friend, and had recently been designated by the court as Bigheart's guardian.
Ernest Burkhart, depicted in Both Hale and Burkhart were sentenced to life in prison, though Burkhart was paroled in 1937 and Hale was released in 1947 after serving 20 years in prison, according ...
Always wanting more: more land, more money.” Killers of The Flower Moon (Melinda Sue Gordon / Apple TV+) Sieke said the movie raised questions about the real Mollie Burkhart’s level of awareness.
Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1500) This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, [1] [2] through the auction house Christie's in New ...
The adaption of David Grann’s 2017 book of the same title recounts one of America’s most heinous crimes. For a time, the Osage were the richest community in the world.