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William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor.
12 juin 2006 · Learn about the life and crimes of Bill Longley, a notorious outlaw who claimed to have killed 32 men and was hanged three times. Read how he became a fugitive after killing a former slave in 1868 and joined a gold-hunting expedition in 1870.
21 avr. 2023 · Learn about the life and crimes of Bill Longley, a notorious outlaw who claimed to have murdered 32 people in the Old West. Find out how he was captured, convicted, and executed, and what myths and legends surround his name.
29 juin 2015 · Bill Longley, cold-blooded killer of many men, had a brutal end. On October 11, 1878 he was hanged for murder in Giddings, TX. But the executioners botched it. The gallows was shaky to begin with and Longley feared the steps would collapse as he walked to the rope.
24 janv. 2017 · Learn about the life and crimes of "Wild Bill" Longley, who claimed to have killed 32 men but was executed in 1878. Find out how his family tried to prove his escape and how DNA tests disproved it.
There’s just no denying that Texas produced its fair share of stone-cold killers in the latter part of the 19th century. Men like John Wesley Hardin, King Fi...
Longley was a ruthless murderer, killing his first man at the age of sixteen. Growing up with firmly held racist views, he was adamantly opposed to the government’s Reconstruction policy, a view that would lead to enough trouble that he would eventually be hanged.
