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James Brown Miller (October 25, 1861 – April 19, 1909), also known as "Killin' Jim", "Killer Miller" and "Deacon Jim", was an American outlaw and title-holder gunfighter of the American Old West, said to have killed 12 people during gunfights.
Feb 12, 2016 · In 1909 citizens of Ada, Oklahoma, outraged at the murder of local farmer and former Deputy U.S. Marshal Gus Bobbitt, held a long-overdue necktie party for the notorious 'Killin’ Jim'.
Jan 11, 2019 · Deacon Jim Miller, the man in the long black coat, was the deadliest gunman of the Old West, though he never achieved the same level of fame as many of his contemporaries like John Wesley Hardin or Billy the Kid. Miller’s body count was somewhere between 20-50 men. Miller was a psychopathic hitman.
James “Jim” Brown Miller was one of the worst of the many violent men of the Old West. Miller was a law officer , Texas Ranger , outlaw , and professional killer who was said to have killed 12 people during gunfights and more in outlaw activities and assignations.
Jun 12, 2006 · In 1887, Mannen Clements was killed in a Ballinger, Texas, saloon by City Marshal Joe Townsend. Not long afterward, Townsend, riding home at night, was swept from the saddle by a shotgun fired out of the dark. The ambusher was never identified, but Miller was widely suspected.
Jun 16, 2023 · James Brown (Jim) Miller was an Arkansas native but spent much of his life in Texas and Oklahoma, where he earned the reputation of a professional assassin, manipulating the court system to avoid prison.
May 1, 2007 · Jim Miller—a churchgoing, quiet man who abstained from alcohol and tobacco—was probably the most infamous killer for hire in the Old West. “Deacon” (or “Killer Miller” or “Killin’ Jim”) had at least eight murders to his credit; Miller himself claimed the total was around 50.
