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Men of Mystery: Tom Horn, William A. Pinkerton, and Frank Canton

Posted on August 31, 2020 by ahcadmin

Tom Horn’s enduring reputation rests on the moment in 1903 when he was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the murder of fourteen-year-old Willie Nickell. It was, in some ways, an ironic end, for Horn was not an “outlaw” like Jesse James … Continue reading →

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