They say the only man Billy the Kid ever truly feared was Dave Rudabaugh. They also say that Rudabaugh taught Doc Holliday how to use a gun. But how accurate are these stories? And just who was Dave Rudabaugh? Join me today as we attempt to separate fact from fiction. We’ll examine Dave’s short-lived career as a train robber and find out what caused Wyatt Earp to describe him as the "most notorious outlaw in the range country." While we’re at it, we’ll also discuss Rudabaugh’s time as a hired gun for the railroad, his association with Billy the Kid, what it was like being arrested both by Pat Garrett and Bat Masterson, his involvement in the shooting of Morgan and Virgil Earp, and a ton more! We’ll even take a look at his various nicknames. Was it Arkansas Dave or Dirty Dave? Did he REALLY kill sixty-five men? Whose gang was it anyway? And what became of Dave down in Old Mexico?

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Series on Billy the Kid – https://youtu.be/J3yBXIa7ZuQ?si=2E1NbfsfAkjwRbLK

Series on Pat Garrett – https://youtu.be/CMp1GayD4-4?si=zkdMOC9fu7H0qkRg

Dirty Dave Rudabaugh by David G. Thomas – https://a.co/d/4GZ0TFk

David G. Thomas Interview | Mankind Media – https://www.youtube.com/live/gF3o5lvrYE4?si=Jcp4wBX6mGe3dC2d

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