On this day
17 June
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1879
Still held after testifying, he leaves custody in Lincoln.
Billy the Kid Killed before trial
Convicted of killing a sheriff, Billy the Kid shot his way out of the Lincoln jail in 1881. Eleven weeks later Pat Garrett found him in a dark bedroom.
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1933
Gunmen open fire outside Union Station, killing four lawmen and Nash.
Kansas City Massacre Disputed verdict
Thirty seconds outside Union Station in June 1933 left four lawmen and their prisoner dead. The FBI blamed Pretty Boy Floyd. Historians are still arguing.