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William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.
The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Bill Longley (gunfighter) (1851–1878), gunfighter and outlaw William Harding Longley (1881–1937), American botanist Bill Longley (speedway rider) (1911–2005), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
"Wild" Bill Longley: United States: 1869–1878: 32: Racist gunfighter who claimed to have killed 32 people, most of whom were unarmed blacks and Mexicans. Hanged for the murder of a childhood friend. [140] Margaret Waters: United Kingdom: 1870 and earlier: 19: Baby farmer who drugged and starved children in her care. Convicted of one murder ...
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Ben Thompson (November 2, 1843 – March 11, 1884) was a gunman, gambler, and sometimes lawman of the Old West.He was a contemporary of "Buffalo" Bill Cody, Bat Masterson, John Wesley Hardin, and "Wild Bill" Hickok, some of whom considered him a friend, others an enemy.
Second Lt. William Calley waits for a verdict from a court-martial panel in 1971. (Joe Holloway, Jr./AP) ... died on April 28, according to his Florida death record, which said he had been living ...
Gunfighter and lawman Frank Eaton, known as "Pistol Pete" lived into old age and gained further fame, before his death at age 97, by becoming the mascot for Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University). Rare are the gunfighters who, like William Sidney "Cap" Light, died accidentally by their own hand. [10]