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Horn, Tom: Willie Nickell
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This "confession" was used against Tom Horn. Tom Horn was tired, convicted and hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming for the killing of Willie Nickell. Tom Horn is probably not a person deserving respect, but one has to admire his proficiency as a man-killer. He was not a gunfighter, but an ambusher. Yet, the six foot two inch tower left his legacy in Old West.
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Tom Horn, the last man legally hanged in Cheyenne, died on November 20, 1903. His hanging... did not end the mystery of who actually shot and killed Willie Nickell, a 14-year-old boy.
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In these three books, Carlson thoroughly investigates the history of Tom Horn. In the third book, 'Tom Horn: Blood on the Moon', Chip reveals who he believes killed Willie Nickell - and it's not Tom Horn.
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