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- Bonnie & Clyde (Active from 1932-1934) The now legendary couple were the public face of the Barrow Gang, who, led by Clyde Barrow, terrorized Texas and the central United States for two years.
- The Newton Gang (active from 1919-1924) Touted as the most successful train and bank robbers in U.S. history, the Newton gang were comprised of Willis, Doc, Joe and Jess Newton, four sons of cotton farmers from southwest Texas.
- King Fisher 1854-1884. As a young man, King Fisher spent time in prison for horse theft. After being released, he began work as a cowboy breaking horses.
- Emmanuel "Mannen" Clements 1845-1887. Though he was never as well-known in the newspapers as Sam Bass — the head of the brutally infamous Clements family — Emmanuel "Mannen" Clements was the linchpin in the small world of Texas outlaws.
- James “Jim” Miller. Few Texas outlaws can claim the kind of respectable pedigree that helped make this Jekyll-and-Hyde figure such an effective killer. A regular churchgoer who never smoked or drank, Miller served as marshal of Pecos and a Texas Ranger.
- Sam Bass. Sam Bass cemented his place in Wild West legend with a single train robbery. In September 1877, Bass and his gang forcibly boarded a train at Big Spring Station in Nebraska, where they discovered nearly $60,000 in freshly minted $20 gold pieces en route from the U.S. Mint at San Francisco to a bank on the East Coast.
- Doc Holliday. Even before he became known as one of the fastest hands with a six-shooter in the West, Doc Holliday had many talents. He was a dentist who set up a practice in Dallas after doctors recommended the warm Texas weather might help his tuberculosis symptoms.
- Billy the Kid. William H. Bonney, Jr. is connected to Texas primarily through legend. Born in New York, he moved west with his family to Kansas as a boy, and the family eventually landed in New Mexico.
Jan 6, 2016 · The Texas Hill Country’s 5 Most Notorious Outlaws. By Jeromy Kusch | January 6, 2016. The life of a Wild West outlaw was neither glamorous nor fun, but for many men and women it was the chance to become a legend. Nearly a century and a half later we still memorialize these renegades with movies, books, and songs.
The Newton Boys- Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934)
- Sam Bass (1851-1878)
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May 9, 2021 · May 9, 2021. Brothers From Texas Become Outlaw Legends. byOlivia Franklin. Leave it to a Texan to pull off the largest train robbery in history. The notorious crew that is the subject of this article also knocked off five other trains and an astonishing 80 banks. Even though they broke the law, they did it with little violence or fanfare.
- Jim Miller 1866-1909
- John Selman 1839-1896
- John Wesley Hardin 1853-1895
Perhaps the most baffling Texas outlaw was James Brown Miller, known as both “Killer Miller” and “Deacon Jim”. Miller regularly attended the Methodist church, and neither smoke nor drank. The teachings of the church must have fallen short for Miller since he was a known assassin and had been arrested for murder several times, including for the murd...
Another man blurring the lines between good and evil was John Selman, who during his lifetime was tried for murder, theft and desertion of the Confederate army. Despite his wrongdoings, he later attained the position of Constable in El Paso. During the Lincoln County War, Selman headed a group of vigilantes known as “Selman’s Scouts”, who were impl...
Hardin’s role in the Sutton-Taylor feud made him the target of a lynch mob after killing two Texas lawmen. Hardin escaped the angry mob only to be captured by the Texas state police once more, convicted of murder and imprisoned for 17 years. Once Hardin served his time, he took the state bar exam and became a lawyer. He moved to El Paso where he ev...
Aug 23, 2017 · Jesse James and Billy the Kid are two major outlaws that some Texans believe staged their death, leaving behind their life of crime for a quiet life in the Lone Star State. Whether they were...
Rangers and Outlaws Texas has had its share of lawlessness. Since the 1820s the chief deterrent to crime in a multi-million acre territory has been the Texas Ranger.
