William King Hale
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William King Hale was an American murderer and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching, c
Hale in 1922
1926 newspaper illustration of Henry Roan, Reta Smith, and William Vaughn
Political cartoon depicting Mollie Kyle and William Hale from the Enid Morning News Sunday edition on February 7, 1926
Ernest Burkhart
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Ernest George Burkhart was an American murderer who participated in the Osage Indian murders as a hitman for his uncle William King Hale's crime ring. He was convicted for the killing of William E. Sm
William King Hale
…for Fairfax. In addition, he owned a 5,000-acre (20 km2) ranch (and leased another 45,000 acres (180 km2) from Osage landowners). Hale and his nephews, Ernest and Byron Burkhart, conspired to kill several Osage people for their Osage headrights after Ernest married Mollie Kyle, a native Osage: In May 1921…
Burkhart in the late 1920s
Burkhart and Mollie in 1917
The ravine where Anna Brown's body was found