<p>Dive into the dusty streets of Park City, Montana, where a simmering feud over irrigation water turned deadly on a quiet July morning in 1953. On The Big Fat Podcast, we peel back the layers of a gritty tale—Walter Caine, a rancher with a .45 revolver, and Lester Lesher, his neighbor, clashed in a fatal showdown on a football field. Part of our "They Gazed on the Beartooths" series, this episode unearths journals, news clippings, and a community shaken by vengeance, in partnership with the Museum of the Beartooths and sponsored by Pinnacle Property of Montana. Like, subscribe, and share to keep Montana’s raw history alive!  </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank You to Our Sponsor: Pinnacle Property of Montana  </p><p>Donna West, Owner/Broker  </p><p>https://www.pinnacleproperty.com  </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank You to Penny Redli, Executive Director - Museum of the Beartooths  </p><p>https://www.museumofthebeartooths.com  </p><p><br /></p><p>**Chapter Timestamps:**  </p><p>00:00 Introduction: A Quiet Morning Turns Deadly  </p><p>01:00 Park City, 1953: The Journals of Finch Brown  </p><p>06:00 Ranchers and Roots: Caine and Lesher’s Lives  </p><p>10:00 Masonic Ties: Brotherhood Before Bloodshed  </p><p>14:00 July 11, 1953: Shots at Dawn  </p><p>19:00 You Should Know: Irrigation Wars of the West  </p><p>21:00 The Scene: A Body by the Ditch  </p><p>25:00 Coroner’s Inquest: Witnesses Speak  </p><p>30:00 Guilty Plea: Second Degree Murder  </p><p>35:00 Sentencing: 15 Years for Caine  </p><p>42:00 Aftermath: A Farm Auctioned, A Man Unraveled  </p><p>50:00 Jovene Vodka: A Distillery Detour  </p><p>57:00 Reflections: Stillwater’s Hidden Histories  </p>