SubmittedFebruary 14, 2011
Last train robbery in Missouri
Some folks claim the last train robbery in Missouri (and maybe the country) ended in a shootout in Wittenberg in 1922. The last member of the Jesse James gang and a young accomplice were killed when they made the mistake of picking a federal agent to be their getaway car driver...
Some folks claim the last train robbery in Missouri (and maybe the country) ended in a shootout in Wittenberg in 1922.
The last member of the Jesse James gang and a young accomplice were killed when they made the mistake of picking a federal agent to be their getaway car driver.
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