Notorious Northwest killer’s death had local connection

I was quite surprised to learn recently that we once had a real-life western gunfighter in our area, with a connection to some pretty notorious outlaws.

The general consensus seems to be that, with a revolver (since he killed between 18 and 44 people), John Wesley Hardin was, hands down (or is that up?), the deadliest of the Old West killers.

But with a rifle? Harry Tracy would be the pick.

Tracy’s real name…