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Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr (February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889), better known as Belle Starr, was an American outlaw who gained national notoriety after her violent death. [1] She associated with the James–Younger Gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883.
Apr 2, 2014 · Belle Starr was known as an infamous outlaw in the Wild West — the western edge of the expanding United States in the second half of the 1800s. She associated with famous outlaws,...
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.
Apr 9, 2024 · Belle Starr (born Feb. 5, 1848, Washington County, Mo., U.S.—died Feb. 3, 1889, near Briartown, Okla.) was an American outlaw of Texas and the Oklahoma Indian Territory. Myra Belle Shirley grew up in Carthage, Missouri, from the age of two.
Jun 26, 2023 · Belle Starr was a famous gunslinger in the Wild West who gained national notoriety after her violent death in 1889. She was born Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed in Carthage, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Her father was a wealthy farmer, and her mother was a Cherokee woman. She grew up in Carthage, Missouri, during the Civil War.
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.
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.
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