The November 2009 line-up:
APACHE KID I & II – In a short time the Apache Kid went from a trusted scout to being sentenced to be shot by a firing squad. But he managed to escape, never to be caught.
BILL TILGHMAN – At the age of 71, the last active Old West sheriff was killed, but not by a bank robber or cattle thief.
BUMMER – For four years, Bummer and his friend Lazarus were the talk of San Francisco. They were dogs…real dogs.
ANDREW MCCONNEL – The story of the farmer who killed Marshal Tom Smith, by chopping off his head.
SIOUX HANGING – 300 Sioux were sentenced to be hanged for atrocities to whites. But, President Lincoln stepped in before the hanging.
RUSSIAN BILL – William Rogers Tattenborn, also known as Russian Bill, was “A darn nuisance”. And it cost him his life, at the end of a rope.
JAMES EAST – As a young cowboy James joined a posse that eventually captured Billy The Kid. This experience resulted in his spending the remaining fifty years of his life as a lawman.
TIME ZONES – We take time zones for granted. But, before they were established, confusion reigned.
JAMES BOONE – After stabbing his friend 22 times, lawmen weren’t overly exited in going after James. But, then he ran into a local sheriff named George Ruffner.
AUGUSTINE CHACON – Although he was a cold-blooded killer, Augustine did face his final day on this earth as a man.
WILD BUNCH POSES FOR PICTURE – How a fun picture resulted in the demise of one of the Old West’s most famous gangs.
THOMAS CARSON – As a lawman Thomas was a bully. The people of Kansas couldn’t take him, but it was different for the people of Texas.
HARVEY WHITEHILL – Sheriff Whitehill wasn’t above deceiving outlaws in order to get convictions.
CUSTER COURT-MARTIALED – George Custer always seemed to live on the edge. In 1867, he stepped over it, and was court-martialed on eight counts.
(Picture is of George Custer)
THE DIAMOND HOAX – At the time of the California gold rush there were a number of get-rich-quick hoaxes. But none better than the one put together by two Kentucky cousins.
BATTLE OF WASHITA – Four years after the San Creek Massacre, the same tribe was again attacked.
OLD WEST FORENSICS – They even used forensics in the Old West. I’m sure no modern lawman has resorted to the method used in this story.
SAND CREEK MASSACRE I & II – One man’s political ambitions led to one of the most atrocious Indian massacres.
JIM BECKWOURTH – We’ve all been in situations that we’ve wondered how we got there. This one affected Beckwourth so much that he turned his back on white society.
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