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Before dawn on May 1, 1916, a 42-year-old male, Sheriff Frank B. Roach of Laramie County, answered a rancher's call about three stolen horses and gathered a small posse to run the tracks toward Granite Canyon.
The trail led roughly 33 miles southwest of Cheyenne to the Webster ranch, where Sheriff Frank B. Roach and the rancher closed in on two suspected thieves.
Official accounts fix the place near Granite Canyon and at the Webster place.
What happened at the ranch was quick ...Read More
The trail led roughly 33 miles southwest of Cheyenne to the Webster ranch, where Sheriff Frank B. Roach and the rancher closed in on two suspected thieves.
Official accounts fix the place near Granite Canyon and at the Webster place.
What happened at the ranch was quick ...Read More
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Frank Roach
Male
White / Caucasian
Cheyenne
WY
1916-05-01
42
Frank
B. Roach
Yes
11/06/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else read about the gunfight that led to Sheriff Frank B. Roach losing his life back in 1... ...Read More
10/05/2024
10/05/2024
I came across the story of Sheriff Frank B. Roach recently, and it really struck a chord with me. Th... ...Read More
04/19/2024
04/19/2024
I've been reading through the details about Sheriff Roach's murder, and something that struck me was... ...Read More
03/17/2023
03/17/2023
