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Nov 16, 2009 · The outlaw Belle Starr is killed when an unknown assailant fatally wounds the famous “Bandit Queen” with two shotgun blasts from behind.
She was dubbed the “Bandit Queen.”. After she left prison, Belle briefly worked in a Wild West show playing the part of an outlaw bandit who held up a stagecoach. On December 17, 1886, Sam Starr got into a gunfight with an old nemesis Frank West during a friend’s Christmas party.
Jul 27, 2023 · Belle Starr (1848–1889) aka: Myra Maybelle Shirley. In the late 1800s, Belle Starr was known as a notorious female outlaw in America’s “Old West.”. As a resident of Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, she came under the jurisdiction of Judge Isaac C. Parker in Fort Smith (Sebastian County).
Apr 3, 2013 · by Allison Meier April 3, 2013. Place. Younger's Bend. Every place in the Atlas also represents a piece of someone’s story. In this article we take Younger’s Bend and dive deep into the story of...
Jun 12, 2006 · Belle Starr, according to the legend, was the ‘Bandit Queen’–a lovely lady who ruled outlaw gangs with her guns, her will and her personal favors. This amoral, amorous adventuress associated with the James boys and the Youngers. She was alleged to have borne Cole Younger’s illegitimate child.
As a girl, Belle Starr dreamed of becoming a famous stage star; while she was not to appear in theaters, she did achieve legendary status, an infamous character from America's outlaw past.
STARR, MYRA MAYBELLE SHIRLEY (1848–1889). Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen," was born Myra Maybelle Shirley, in Jasper County, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Her parents were "Judge" John and Elizabeth Hatfield Shirley, her mother being related to the Hatfields of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys.
