1. Ben Kilpatrick was an American outlaw during the closing years of the American Old West.
11 Facts About Ben Kilpatrick
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Ben Kilpatrick was a member of the Wild Bunch gang led by Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay.
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Ben Kilpatrick was arrested for robbery and served about 10 years of his 15-year sentence.
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Ben Kilpatrick worked as a cowboy for a time in Texas and became acquaintances with Tom and Sam Ketchum and Bill Carver.
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Ben Kilpatrick became involved with Kid Curry, but where or how they met is uncertain.
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Ben Kilpatrick was captured on November 5,1901, in St Louis, Missouri, and received a 15-year sentence.
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In March 1912, Ben Kilpatrick boarded a Southern Pacific Express train near Sanderson, Texas, alongside a former inmate whom he had befriended.
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Trousdale then told Ben Kilpatrick that there was a valuable package lying on the ground.
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Ben Kilpatrick rested his rifle against his leg while he leaned over to pick up the package.
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Ben Kilpatrick died instantly of a broken neck and crushed skull.
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The beating with the mallet was so brutal that Ben Kilpatrick's brains stained the walls of the car.