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Tag: Convicts and Outlaws

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: Outlaw Jesse James’s 1st Confirmed Bank Robbery

By Tony Pettinato on December 7, 2020

The brutal robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association Bank in Gallatin, Missouri, on 7 December 1869, first got Jesse James’s name in print... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A History and Eulogy for the James-Younger Gang

By Tony Pettinato on October 5, 2020

An 1876 newspaper article giving many details of the James-Younger outlaw gang and especially its notorious leader, Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Wild West: The ‘Desperadoes’ in the James-Younger Gang

By Tony Pettinato on April 1, 2020

An 1874 newspaper article providing descriptions of the members and robberies of the notorious James-Younger gang, featuring Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Bonnie and Clyde's car (1932 Ford V-8), riddled with bullet holes after the ambush. Picture taken by FBI investigators on 23 May 1934. Credit: FBI; Wikimedia Commons.

The Celebrity of Bonnie and Clyde

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 23, 2019

An article by Gena Philibert-Ortega about the 85th anniversary of the death of notorious lovers and outlaws Bonnie & Clyde on 23 May 1934... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

An Editor’s Late-Night Encounter with Jesse James & His Gang!

By Tony Pettinato on February 18, 2019

An account by a newspaper editor about a remarkable, unexpected meeting with the James-Younger Gang late one night in the fall of 1872... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

The Kind Doctor Who Unknowingly Saved a Dying Jesse James

By Tony Pettinato on September 24, 2018

An article about Dr. Joseph Wood in 1864 saving the life of a young man he did not know, who would go on to become the infamous outlaw Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: The Bank Robbery That Destroyed Jesse James’ Gang

By Tony Pettinato on September 7, 2018

An article about the James-Younger Gang robbing the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, on 7 September 1876... (Read More)

Illustration: Joaquin Murietta

Joaquin Murietta, the ‘Robin Hood of El Dorado’

By Tony Pettinato on July 25, 2018

An article about Joaquin Murietta, the “Robin Hood of El Dorado,” who was killed on 25 July 1853 by a band of California State Rangers... (Read More)

Photo: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California. Credit: D Ramey Logan; Wikimedia Commons.

A Mystery: Did 3 Cons Escape Alcatraz Prison in 1962?

By Tony Pettinato on June 11, 2018

An article about three convicts who escaped off “escape-proof” Alcatraz Island federal prison on 11 June 1962 and may have made it to freedom... (Read More)

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