Convicted in territorial courts for robbery and associated with multiple murders during gang activities; fugitive at time of death in gun battle with U.S. marshals.
Background
Bill Doolin was a Wild West outlaw, leader of the Doolin Gang (after splitting from the Dalton Gang), responsible for numerous train and bank robberies in Oklahoma Territory. He was killed in a shootout with lawmen in 1896 while a fugitive. Historical records document his involvement in violent crimes including murders during robberies.
Contemporary Oklahoma Territory news and marshal reports
Historical accounts of Doolin-Dalton Gang
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