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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_King_HaleWilliam King Hale - Wikipedia

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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. He made a fortune through cattle ranching, contract killings, and insurance fraud .

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3. www.history.com › news › william-k-hale-osage-murdersWilliam Hale’s Brutal Role in the Osage Murders - HISTORY

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   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.

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4. slate.com › culture › 2023What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Killers of the Flower Moon

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   Oct 20, 2023 · Martin Scorsese's film depicts the FBI's investigation of the oil rights killings of the Osage Nation in the 1920s. Learn how accurate it is and who was the notorious William Hale, the villain played by Robert De Niro.

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     Killers of the Flower Moon | Character Chronicles: Robert De Niro as William King Hale

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2023/10/20 › moviesWhat to Know on the History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower ...

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   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...

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   Oct 20, 2023 · William Hale was a wealthy rancher and political boss who orchestrated the murders of the Osage Indians to gain control of their oil headrights. Learn how he differed from Robert De Niro's portrayal in the movie Killers of the Flower Moon.

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   How did Hale become a king?

   • Hale’s rise from cowboy to king coincided with the discovery of oil on the lands owned by the Osage Nation, making the Native American tribe the wealthiest people, per capita, on earth. Not being a member of the tribe, Hale had no claim on the Osage riches. But he knew how to get his piece of the action: He would steal it.

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   Who was William Hale?

   • Nevertheless, several perpetrators were convicted of murder, including William Hale, a powerful rancher who ordered the murders of his nephew's wife and other members of her family to gain control of their headrights and oil wealth.

   Osage Indian murders - Wikipedia

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   Was King Hale a king of the Osage Hills?

   • The self-styled 'King of the Osage Hills' masterminded a heinous spate of killings targeting oil-rich Indians. When William King Hale arrived in what is now Osage County, Oklahoma, around 1902, he was so poor he had to live in a tent. By the 1920s, he was so rich and powerful that people lived in terror of getting on his bad side.

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   Where did William King Hale come from?

   • William King Hale, portrayed by Robert De Niro, came to the Indian Territory from Texas in the late 1800s and settled on the Osage Indian Reservation, building the successful Hale Ranch.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Osage_Indian_murdersOsage Indian murders - Wikipedia

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   Most of the murders were never prosecuted. Nevertheless, several perpetrators were convicted of murder, including William Hale, a powerful rancher who ordered the murders of his nephew's wife and other members of her family to gain control of their headrights and oil wealth.

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    Oct 20, 2023 · William Hale (De Niro) was a white rancher who conspired to murder Osage members and steal their oil royalties in the 1920s. Learn how he used marriages, poisonings and explosions to commit the crimes and how he was caught by the FBI.