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William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the Osage Indian murders, for which he was later convicted.
Oct 20, 2023 · William Hale was a Texas cowboy who became a wealthy and powerful oilman in Oklahoma, where he masterminded the killings of many Osage Indians to steal their oil rights. He was the first major case of the FBI, which was led by J. Edgar Hoover and adapted into a 2023 movie.
- Greg Daugherty
Oct 18, 2023 · William Hale, a cattle rancher-turned-political boss, was accused of masterminding the killings of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Learn about the real history behind the film Killers of the Flower Moon, based on David Grann's book.
- Meilan Solly
Oct 20, 2023 · Who was William King Hale? Hale, the self-proclaimed “King of the Osage Hills,” was a well-connected and politically influential white cattle rancher who appeared to be a staunch ally of the...
- Sarah Bahr
Oct 19, 2023 · As the real-life William Hale, a cattle baron in 1920s Oklahoma, he is deluded in thinking that the Osage Nation would move past the memory that dozens of their members who had become...
Oct 14, 2023 · Robert De Niro plays William Hale in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" - but what happened to the real-life Hale? Here's what we know.
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William Hale, the so-called "King of the Osage Hills," was a U.S. cattleman and convicted murderer. A power player in the Osage Indian Reservation in northern Oklahoma, Hale rose to local prominence in the late 1800s through years of bribery, intimidation, and extortion.
