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William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching , contract killings , and insurance fraud before his arrest and conviction for murder.
Hale was paroled on July 31, 1947. While in prison, he never admitted to the murders. According to a report, he told visiting relatives who came to see him while he worked as a ranch hand in ...
Ernest Burkhart. 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. Burkhart was paroled in 1937, but was ...
Mollie Kyle (also known as Mollie Burkhart and Mollie Cobb; December 1, 1886 – June 16, 1937) was an Osage woman known for surviving the Osage Indian murders.She gained initial prominence in newspaper coverage during the trial of William King Hale and gained renewed prominence in the 21st century when she was portrayed by Lily Gladstone in the film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Hells Angels member Robert Lee "Wildman" Bright was charged with criminal mayhem after he, aided by two other inmates, used a spoon heated on a hot plate to burn a tattoo, which resembled the HAMC insignia, off of a cellmate's arm on October 29, 1973, at San Diego County jail, where he was awaiting trial on a narcotics charge. [5]
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A licensed hemp farmer has filed a $1.25 million federal lawsuit against Portage County and three sheriff’s deputies who searched his vehicle after smelling what they thought was marijuana. In ...
Joyce Mitchell assisted in the escape of inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt, and was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison. She was released on February 5, 2020. [27] Yoselyn Ortega, perpetrator of the 2012 Murder of the Krim siblings. Ortega received two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.