Folks in Lusk, Wyoming, were horrified in 1879 to learn that well-known local prostitute Mother Featherlegs had been murdered near her cabin a few miles outside of town.
Local authorities soon learned that Mother Featherlegs’ boyfriend was missing, along with $1,500 in jewels. While locals liked Mother Featherlegs, they were not so fond of the man with whom she lived.
His name was Richard Davis and he, too, had a colorful nickname: Dangerous Dick. Suspicion fell upon him because he was, like Mother Featherlegs, a former outlaw.
He told people that he was a fur trapper, but locals said that he...
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