Barney Riggs: The Deadliest Gunfighter You've Never Heard Of

Barney Riggs: The Deadliest Gunfighter You've Never Heard Of

Barney Riggs was one of the Old West’s most notorious and controversial gunfighters. Born in Arkansas in 1856, Riggs moved to Texas as a child, where violence quickly became a family tradition. At just 18, he killed a friend in what was called an accidental shooting. By his twenties, Riggs was in Arizona, working as a cowboy, stealing horses, and allegedly committing multiple murders. After being convicted of murder and sentenced to life at Yuma Prison, Riggs won a full pardon by saving the warden’s life during a bloody escape attempt. He returned to Texas, where he continued his violent ways, becoming embroiled in the infamous Frazer-Miller feud and serving as a deputy under a controversial sheriff. Repeated arrests, deadly shootouts, and family drama followed Riggs until his tragic demise in 1902. Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kit Carson | Long Walk of the Navajo (Part 5)

Kit Carson | Long Walk of the Navajo (Part 5)

During the summer of 1863, the U.S. Government sent the legendary Kit Carson to reign in the Navajo. As such, the former Mountain Man adopted a scorched earth policy, burning crops and villages, restr...

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Kit Carson | The Apache (Part 4)

Kit Carson | The Apache (Part 4)

Following the Mexican-American War, Kit Carson returned home and attempted to start a ranch. The former Mountain Man had been out west with the Pathfinder – John C. Fremont – for several years as they...

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Kit Carson | Bear Flag Revolt (Part 3)

Kit Carson | Bear Flag Revolt (Part 3)

By 1845, tensions were high in the Mexican territory of California. Not only were the U.S. and Mexico on the brink of war, but even the native Hispanic Californios were looking to separate themselves ...

28 Elo 202450min

Kit Carson | Pathfinder (Part 2)

Kit Carson | Pathfinder (Part 2)

Kit Carson ventured west as a teenager, looking to escape the drudgery of civilization. And in the years to come, he’d find all the excitement a youngster could hope for in the life of a mountain man....

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Kit Carson | Mountain Man (Part 1)

Kit Carson | Mountain Man (Part 1)

When it comes to the Old West, they don’t get much more legendary than Kit Carson. Although soft-spoken and physically small, this larger-than-life mountain man would go on – during his own life – to ...

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John Glanton & the REAL Blood Meridian

John Glanton & the REAL Blood Meridian

“It makes no difference what men think of war. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate ...

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Dangerous Dan Tucker

Dangerous Dan Tucker

Dangerous Dan Tucker would arrive in the southwest in the mid-1870s, pin on the badge of a Sheriff’s Deputy, and, in a very short amount of time, tally up a body count surpassed only by the likes of J...

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State of the Wild West Extravaganza

State of the Wild West Extravaganza

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