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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

133: Texas Gunfighters Ben Thompson & King Fisher w/ G.R. Williamson - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.72.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

When many of us think about Old West gunfighters, our minds turn to men like Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, and Billy the Kid. But there were others equally as compelling, including the two that are the subject of my guest G.R. Williamson's recent book, called "Texas Pistoleers: The True Story of Ben Thompson and King Fisher".

Thompson and Fisher each had their own unique and violent lives, but happened to be together when they were shot to death at the infamous Vaudeville Theater Ambush in San Antonio, Texas. That story is told, along with tales of their gunfights and their fascinating encounters with famous western figures (and killers) like Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickock, Bat Masterson and John Wesley Hardin.

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0:00.0

When you join Tinder, you might not have been looking for answers, but there were some good

0:05.0

clues, like in the way they smiled with their eyes.

0:08.7

Like how they didn't reach free hand before you'd reach for theirs.

0:11.9

And when the time was right, they popped the question,

0:15.1

Will you keep a toothbrush at my place?

0:18.6

From toothbrush proposals to non awkward silences, there's a world of possible connections on

0:23.6

Tinder.

0:24.6

Whatever you're looking for, it starts with a swipe, explore the possibilities on Tinder.

0:29.2

Hello today.

0:59.2

Welcome everyone to another episode of the most notorious podcast I'm Eric Rivenes.

1:20.6

Happy as always to have you here with me.

1:23.0

So I have done episodes on Wyatt Earp and Dodge City, Billy the Kid, the Jesse James

1:29.6

Gang, but there were plenty of other Western American gunfighters not known as well as

1:36.6

the aforementioned ones, but still every bit is interesting.

1:41.1

So we are a little overdue, I think, for an interview of that era, of that ilk.

1:48.2

So it is with great pleasure that I introduce my guest, GR Williamson.

1:54.2

He is an author that specializes in the Old West, especially as it relates to Texas history

1:59.8

and folklore.

2:01.6

Some of his titles include notorious gamblers of the Old West and Willis Newton, the last

2:08.2

Texas outlaw.

2:10.0

And the book he is here to tell us about today is called Texas Pistol Lears, the true story

2:16.6

of Ben Thompson and King Fisher.

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