Bill Tilghman - the legendary lawman best known for hunting down bad guys in Indian Territory - got his start as a teenaged buffalo hunter on the Kansas frontier. After that he spent years patrolling the tough streets of Dodge City with the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Charlie Bassett before moving on to Oklahoma where he did more of the same. Friends with guys like Luke Short and Doc Holliday. Rubbed shoulders with outlaws like Dave Rudabaugh and J.J. Webb, Tilghman wore many hats throughout his life. Senator, husband, father, scout, Rancher, saloon owner, movie producer, actor, and then finally – at the ripe ole age of 70 – Tilghman pinned on a badge yet again to take on the corrupt boom town of Cromwell, Oklahoma. Maybe. Or Maybe not. Join me today as we find out more about the man who - according to Teddy Roosevelt - would charge hell with a bucket. The man who Bat Masterson once said was “the best of all of us” on this newest don’t kill the messenger history is complicated and sometimes our heroes are flawed and this is probably the last ever episode OF Bloody Beaver Podcast. Check out my website for more true stories from the wild west!!! Head on over to Patreon for bonus content or if you want to support the podcast!!! Texas History Lessons Podcast Bat Masterson on Bill Tilghman Was Bill Tilghman Honest? – True West Magazine How Accurate Was You Know My Name? – True West Magazine The Man Who Shot Bill Tilghman - True West Magazine The Killing Of Bill Tilghman – True West Magazine Dodge City – Book by Tom Clavin Bill Tilghman's Biography – Written by his widow, Zoe Agnes Stratton Tilghman The Trial of Wiley Lynn – Edmond Life & Leisure Wiley Lynn's Last Days - Edmond Life & Leisure Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws (1915) Oklahoma Land Rush Scene – Far and Away (1992) Great Murder Trials of the Old West – Johnny D. Boggs Shoot From The Lips – Nancy B. Samuelson