It’s not every day that real-life outlaws make their way on to the big screen.
If you have never heard of “The Cherokee Badman"Henry Starr, then you’re about to.
His father was a half-blood Cherokee and his mother a quarter herself.
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As he grew up, theOklahoma Historical Societyclaims that Starr became a cowboy to make ends meet.
Despite his time rounding up cattle, however,Starr never fit the classic Western stereotypes.
Indeed, the outlaw was more akin to a learned gunslinger likeRichard Boone’s PaladinfromHave Gun Will Travel.
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Given his potential, it’s tragic then that he fell into a life of crime.
Although he was nephew to the infamousBelle Starr, it was never his intention.
This underrated drama series peels back the layers to reveal the caring, sensitive boy behind the Western legend.
Because of this, Starr was deemed a wanted man.
The outlaw managed to convince Bill, who had already killed a man, to give up his weapon.
Traveling across Kansas and Colorado, Starrwent back to robbing banks.
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Unfortunately for Starr and his accomplices, word quickly spread, and the townsfolk banded together to fight back.
Wounded by a 17-year-old boy namedPaul Curry, Starr was soon captured and received a 25-year prison sentence.
This time, it seemed to stick.
Image via the Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
Despite the flashiness of the robbery,Henry Starr was mortally wounded and died the very next day.
With Starr’s last breath,the mythic Western outlawdied with him.
Unfortunately,A Debtor to the Lawis not available to stream.
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