Longley, William Preston, 1851-
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Longley, William Preston, 1851-
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Longley, William Preston, b. 1851
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Longley, William Preston, b. 1851
Longley, William Preston
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Longley, William Preston, 1851-1878
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Longley, William Preston, 1851-1878
Brown, John Calhoun, -1923
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Brown, John Calhoun, -1923
Longley, Bill, 1851-
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William Preston Longley, the outlaw known as "Wild Bill" Longley, was born in Texas on October 6, 1851. He allegedly murdered 32 individuals and committed other crimes in five Texas counties as well as in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. He escaped prison several time before being hanged in Giddings, Texas, on October 11, 1878, for the murder of Wilson Anderson, who had killed his cousin.
"Wild Bill" Longley supposedly killed 32 persons, escaped prison several times, but was hanged Oct. 11, 1878, in Giddings, Texas, fot the murder of Wilson Anderson, who had killed his cousin.
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Lee County (Tex.)
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