#210 Butch Cassidy

*This episode originally released March 1st, 2023, on Patreon.

Few criminals have reaped as much goodwill – in life and death – as Cassidy. According to Richard Patterson, author of Butch Cassidy: A Biography

Butch Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker, was an American outlaw and leader of the Wild Bunch, a collection of bank and train robbers who ranged through the western United States in the 1880s and ’90s. 

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Intro Lyrics:

Butch Cassidy, the audacity.

its not him hes not robbing trains

he’s in control got ahold of the reigns

He’s gunslinging Robin Hood

Only does his Robbin for good.

Takes what he needs and spends it all

Blind to the fact its all his fault

Hot on his trail it wont be long

But he still dont know what he did wrong

Butch Cassidy, the audacity.

 

Sources:

Book: Butch Cassidy: The True Story of An American Outlaw Written by Charles Leerhsen

Book: Richard Patterson Butch Cassidy: A Biography

https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/attractions/old-west/butch-cassidy/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Butch-Cassidy

https://www.biography.com/crime/butch-cassidy-sundance-kid-real-story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Ketchum

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73029/12-wild-facts-about-butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid