Sometimes using the somewhat eccentric method of utilising astrological charts to locate criminals, Thorson also favoured the use of non-lethal force in the form of his self designed and built “Prowler Fowler” which fired buckshot filled beanbags at assailants. Said to have apprehended more than twelve-thousand fugitives, Ralph “Papa” Thorson’s life as a Bounty Hunter was the basis for Steve McQueen’s final film "The Hunter" (1980). To this day there are some who still maintain that Billy the Kid did not die that night, and that Garrett staged the whole thing so that his old friend could disappear once and for all. Garrett never received the reward as it was conditional of Billy being captured, not killed. After a bloody game of cat and mouse in which members of the Kid’s gang were gradually killed or arrested by Garrett, the lawman finally did for the outlaw ambushing him in the dark and killing him with a single blast from his Sharps rifle. New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace offered a $500 reward for the Kid’s capture. McCarty was better known then, as now, as Billy the Kid. Twenty-one year old Henry McCarty had escaped from prison and was said to have murdered as many men as years he’d lived. A former saloon owner, Garrett was charged with tracking down an old acquaintance from his bar-keeping days. In November 1880, the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico resigned and the county appointed Pat Garrett – a man well known for his skills with a gun - as his replacement. Tobin is said to have replied “So-so”, before throwing down a sack which contained the severed heads of all three Espinosas. Upon returning he was asked how his trip went. Tobin was given fifteen men to assist him but went out alone instead. When the authorities failed to capture these men – Wanted: Dead or Alive – they called in renowned adventurer, tracker, trapper, mountain man, guide, and US Army scout, Tom Tobin. In 1863 three Mexican National cousins, the Espinosas, went on a killing spree, murdering more than thirty English-Americans in the San Luis Valley, Colorado in retaliation for relatives killed in the Mexican-American War. There is a tree near the spot which local legend says has grown but never blossomed since. John’s body was eventually retrieved and buried in un-consecrated ground, nearby. His body was thrown into a lake by local Catholics. Mullowney was fatally stabbed in the act of killing the last remaining Catholic priest in his parish. His favourite method of ensnaring priests was to feign a deathbed confession then pull out a concealed weapon and do for the Holy Man. A “talented rogue”, John excelled at clergy hunting, being paid as much as £100 for the capture of an Archbishop or Bishop. He was offered a choice: hang or become a Priest Hunter. John Mullowney was arrested as a horse thief in Castlebar, Ireland in the early 1700s. Any cleric who refused was sentenced to death. The 1709 Penal Act demanded that all Catholic priests take the Oath of Abjuration and recognise the Protestant Queen as Supreme Head of the Church of England and Ireland. A day in the life of a truck hunter is never easy, but the dollar signs keep these truckers hunting.While the Big Rig Bounty Hunters may have it rough sometimes the history of Bounty Hunting has more than its fair share of talented, tough, and in some cases morally questionable agents. BIG RIG BOUNTY HUNTERS tracks five groups of colorful characters along a perilous competition to retrieve the missing loads while facing a ticking clock and life-threatening duty. Vital to our nation's economy, the United States depends on these trucks to deliver the goods. These big rigs have to be hunted down and hauled in or the trucking companies pay the price. Every year, thousands of trucks carrying valuable cargo across America go missing. A day in the life of a truck hunter is never easy, but the dollar signs keep these truckers hunting. Home Again: Carole King Live In Central Park Įvery year, thousands of trucks carrying valuable cargo across America go missing. War Against All Ĭall Me: 50th Anniversary Īre We Having Fun? No Pads, No Helmets.Just Balls Īll The Rats #1 Record Ĭhange The Way You Think About Pain My Soft Machine įeast of Wire: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition ĭisposable Everything
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