The Wild Wild Death

Send us a text Charles Bent was always in the right place at the right time making the right choices. And it made him a wealthy and powerful man right up until a cold day in January, 1847, when Bent was – finally - in the wrong place at the wrong time - with no idea of what was coming to his front door. If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links: https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/charles-bent/ https:/...

Send us a text George Maledon spent decades dropping killers through trapdoors with clinical precision—and total peace of mind. Justice was simple and the mechanics of a hanging were precise. But when the man who killed his daughter got life instead of the noose, Maledon finally called it quits. Turns out, mercy—not murder—was a dealbreaker for the Prince of Hangmen. If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links: https://...

Send us a text Judge Roy Bean may have been THE LAW west of the Pecos River, but he NEVER followed the rules. If you’d like to learn more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links: History: Scoundrel Bean, bride wed San Fernando - https://www.mysanantonio.com/life/life_columnists/paula_allen/article/History-Scoundrel-Bean-bride-wed-San-Fernando-4392930.php Judge Roy Bean: The Law, the Lies, and Lillie - https://texashighways.com/travel-news/judge...

Send us a text During the gold rush of Alder Rush, was Clubfoot George Lane merely a mild-mannered shoemaker with a limp? Or was he part of the notorious road agent gang who called themselves “The Innocents?” If you'd like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out the following links: THE ROAD AGENTS - https://southwestmt.com/blog/the-road-agents/#:~:text=Brief%20Account%3A%20Originally%20from%20Massachusetts%2C,and%20hang%20him%20as%20well THE VIGIL...

Send us a text Find out what happened when “The Pathfinder” John C. Fremont loses his way, taking 35 men and 120 mules with him. If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode, check out the sources below: Frémont’s Fourth Expedition: A Documentary Account of the Disaster of 1848–1849 Edited by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen. Taos County Historical Society – The Lost Men of Frémont (1987) Pueblo Chieftain – Tragic Expedition (1998) GJ Sentinel – Disa...