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John Wesley Hardin

Case from El-paso, TX dated Aug 19, 1895

Victim Details

John Wesley Hardin

Male

White / Caucasian

El-paso

TX

1895-08-19

42

John

Wesley Hardin

07/11/2026

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John Wesley Hardin, a notorious Old West outlaw, was killed on August 19, 1895, in El Paso, Texas. Born on May 26, 1853, in central Texas, Hardin had a violent history, claiming to have killed his first man at the age of 15 and at least 20 more over the next decade. His criminal activities included shooting a man in his sleep for snoring too loudly and killing a Texas sheriff, which led to his imprisonment in 1878.

After serving 14 years in prison, Hardin was released in 1892 and moved to ...
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