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The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin–Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were active in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma Territory during the 1890s—robbing banks and stores, holding up trains, and killing lawmen. [1]
Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, [1] was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West.
Outlaws like Pretty Boy Floyd, who stole from the rich to give to the poor, were few and far between. Other thieves like Bonnie and Clyde had a no holds barred approach to lining their pockets. Read on to discover Oklahoma’s legendary outlaws. Belle Starr & Jesse James – Robbers Cave State Park, Wilburton
For three years, the gang specialized in robbing banks, stagecoaches, and trains in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas becoming the terror of the Wild West. For whatever reasons, Doolin held something of a “Robin Hood” image and was well-liked by many people, who helped him and his gang evade the law.
The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws who primarily operated in Oklahoma and Kansas between 1890-1892. They were also known as the Dalton Brothers because three of its members were brothers. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies.
29 sty 2024 · We explore a few who either hailed from Oklahoma or committed some of their heinous deeds within our borders. The Dalton boys started out as lawmen – U.S. marshals in Arkansas and Kansas. But brothers Emmett, Grat, Bob and Bill quickly turned to lives of crime.
William M. “Bill” Doolin, aka Will Barry was the leader of an Oklahoma outlaw gang that was known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, Oklahombres and the Wild Bunch.
