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Charles Colcord, born in 1859 in Kentucky, made the land run on April 22, 1889, staking a claim in Oklahoma City. He was also a participant in the Cherokee Strip land run. He served as Chief of Police and the city's first Sheriff before becoming a U.S. Marshal. Colcord was responsible for catching the Dalton Gang and supervised their hanging. Charles Francis Colcord died on December 10, 1934.
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Charles Floyd was born in Georgia on February 3, 1904. He committed his first large robbery in September 1925, and though he managed to steal over $10,000, he was also given a five-year prison sentence. His nickname, "Pretty Boy," was given to him by a girlfriend after his release. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd's life of crime, which included numerous bank robberies and murder, came to an end on October 22, 1934, when he was killed by FBI agents. He is buried in Akins, Oklahoma.
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Born Myra Belle Shirley on February 5, 1848, in Carthage, Missouri, Belle Starr became one of the most famous outlaw women. Belle Starr immersed herself in a life of crime after the death of her husband, Jim Reed (also an outlaw). She joined the Starr clan in Indian Territory and helped organize for rustlers and bootleggers. Belle became the obsession of "The Hanging Judge," Isaac C. Parker, who was never able to imprison her for long. Her outlaw ways came to an end with a shotgun blast to the back on February 3, 1889. Her murderer was never caught.
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Henry "Heck" Thomas was born on January 6, 1850, in Georgia. In 1886, he served for "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker as a deputy U.S. Marshal in Western Arkansas. Thomas became Lawton's first police chief, a job he held for seven years before, in 1910, he become deputy marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma. Heck Thomas is often most known for having killed famous outlaw Bill Doolin in 1896. Henry "Heck" Thomas died in 1912 and was buried in Lawton.
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Bill Tilghman was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on July 4, 1854. In 1889, Tilghman moved to Oklahoma City and was appointed a deputy United States marshal. He rarely resorted to violence and only killed two criminals. He, along with Heck Thomas and Chris Madsen, became known as the Three Guardsmen. They were responsible for the capture of Bill Doolin and his gang. In 1924, at the age of 70, Tilghman was appointed marshal of Cromwell. On November 1st of that same year, he was killed while trying to arrest a corrupt prohibition officer.
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