Jesse James
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Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised a Southern sympathizer in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his b
James c. 1875 in Nebraska City
James' farm in Kearney, Missouri, pictured in March 2010
Ambrotype of James, c. 1862
Copy of an Ambrotype, taken of Jesse James in Platte City on July 10, 1864
Robert Ford (outlaw)
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Robert Newton Ford was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley, both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to
Jesse James
…members, but came under increasing pressure from law enforcement seeking to bring them to justice. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a new recruit to the gang who hoped to collect a reward on James' head and a promised amnesty for his previous crimes. Already a celebrity in life…
Robert Ford, c. 1883
On April 3, 1882, Jesse James stepped up on a chair to dust a picture, and Robert Ford seized the opportunity and shot James in the back of the head.
Jesse James' home in St. Joseph, Missouri, where Ford killed James in 1882
Edward Capehart O'Kelley, c. 1890