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Coast to Coast - April 16 2017 - Legends of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
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DATE: Sunday - April 16, 2017
HOST: George Knapp
GUESTS: Kerry Ross Boren, Jerry Nickle, Chet Brackett, Kim Brackett, Lisa Lee
Boren
Butch Cassidy was a notorious train robber, bank robber, and leader of the Wild
Bunch gang in the American Old West. Kerry Ross Boren, founder of the National
Center and Association for Outlaw and Lawman History, and Lisa Lee Boren joined
George Knapp to discuss irrefutable proof that Butch Cassidy was alive and well
after his supposed death in 1908. Many of Kerry's relatives and ancestors either
knew Cassidy or were part of his family. "My maternal grandfather helped him rob
a train," said Boren. He stated that Cassidy (AKA Robert Leroy Parker) returned
from Bolivia (where legend says he died) and lived out the remainder of his life
anonymously in the western U.S. Lisa gave some insight into the differences
between Butch and Sundance as she pointed out that "Sundance was a deadly
killer, whereas Butch never killed a man" and was "known for his benevolence to
many people."
Kerry said that the bodies of the outlaws were exhumed in 1985 for a television
documentary and that the DNA did not match any known relatives. Combined with
the testimony of family members and others who knew them, Kerry believes that
"the evidence is overwhelming" that they survived well beyond their legendary
date of death. Lisa indicated that the evidence is strong that Sundance (AKA
Harry Longabaugh) returned to the U.S. after a career as a soldier of fortune
and died in a Utah prison under the name of "Harry Bebe." Kerry concluded that
the interest in the story remains high because the two "were captivating
characters and everyone wants to believe they got away."
THE SUNDANCE KID'S GREAT GRANDSON
In the third hour, Jerry Nickle joined George to discuss his contention that the
Sundance Kid is his great-grandfather. Nickle remembers his family telling tales
of a relative who was a member of the Wild Bunch, but did not begin to suspect
that the man was actually Harry Longabaugh until he saw the famous picture of
the gang taken in Fort Worth in 1900, which he believed matched other known
photos of his great grandfather. Nickle said his research indicates this man,
whose name was Harry Long, was mistaken for another outlaw with the name of
returned from South America in 1909 to rejoin his family in Utah, and that he
was either killed by another surviving member of the Wild Bunch or committed
suicide sometime in the 1930s. After looking at the historical records of both
Harry Long and the Sundance Kid, Nickle said that "the timeline is a 100%
match."
FAMOUS ROBBERY WAS AN INSIDE JOB
In the last hour, biographers Chet and Kim Brackett detailed the history of Tap
Duncan, an associate of Butch Cassidy who likely pulled off one of the most
famous bank robberies in the Old West. On September 9, 1900, the First National
Bank of Winemucca, Nevada was robbed of over $30,000. Chet Brackett claims that
one of the perpetrators was his great-grandfather, Ira Brackett. Chet said that
Tap Duncan, who later became known as a famous rancher in Arizona, and led the
gang that pulled off the robbery was contracted to do it by none other than the
head cashier in order to cover up financial malfeasance that would have ruined
his political career. He said that the crime was "very carefully planned" so
that no one would be hurt and that the escape would be successful, and that
Duncan later spread the rumor that Cassidy had been responsible. While cleaning
and remodeling an old family home, Chet says he found letters and other papers
that told this story. Unfortunately, he says the papers were lost in a house
fire.
WEBSITE(S):
oboran.com
bringingsundancehome.com
sundancekidhenrylong.com
theduncanchronicles.com
BOOK(S):
Butch Cassidy, the Untold Story
Bringing Sundance Home
The Chronicles of Tap
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