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Richard Dick Speed

Case from Ingalls, OK dated Sep 01, 1893

Victim Details

Richard Dick Speed

Male

White / Caucasian

Ingalls

OK

1893-09-01

26

Richard

Dick Speed

07/05/2026

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In the small, dusty town of Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, a chapter of Old West history was violently written on September 1, 1893, ending in the death of 26-year-old Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Richard 'Dick' Speed. On that fateful day, Speed was part of a determined posse of thirteen U.S. Marshals who had descended upon the town with the express purpose of capturing the notorious Doolin-Dalton Gang. The outlaws, wanted for a string of train robberies and other violent crimes, had been known to ...
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  • Okie History: The Battle of Ingalls
  • Special Deputy Marshal Richard Speed
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    It's truly a haunting story to delve into the operations and risks taken by law enforcement in the l... ...Read More
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