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EP. 73: Train Robbery at Baxter’s Curve

August 21, 2019 Ken Wise Texas stories 16:07 Comments Off on EP. 73: Train Robbery at Baxter’s Curve

Ben Kilpatrick was an outlaw.  He rode with Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch into western infamy.  The law caught up with him and he went to prison where he met Ole Hobeck.  They two decided when they got out, they’d go into business together.  Being outlaws, that business was train robbery….

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Ep. 63: Santa Claus is Coming to Town…and Robbing the Bank!

December 22, 2018 Ken Wise Uncategorized 15:23 Comments Off on Ep. 63: Santa Claus is Coming to Town…and Robbing the Bank!

December 23, 1927 was a typical day in Cisco, Texas.  People going about their Christmas shopping, ready for holiday time with family and friends.  The kids even saw Santa Claus walking down Main Street!  He engaged with the kids, wishing them Merry Christmas.  Then he walked to the First National Bank, and into history, in…

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