Deacon Jim Miller | Old West Hitman

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Deacon Jim Miller, also known as Killin’ Jim Miller, was an Old West assassin-for-hire. Chances are, if you wanted someone gone, Jim Miller could make it happen…for the right price, that is. Also discussed are John Wesley Hardin, Pat Garrett, Sheriff Bud Frazer, and a bullet deflecting steel plate! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp – http://www.betterhelp.com/wildwest Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free and bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Series on Pat Garrett – https://youtu.be/CMp1GayD4-4?si=qd21rAyKNgOTpjq0 Series on John Wesley Hardin – https://youtu.be/MiPA_9R2mys?si=98ktgNz6nStyo1Rg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:05.0	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:08.0	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:10.0	Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...
0:15.0	Kateier?
0:16.0	Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,
0:20.0	and she got up to 15% off with business booker.
0:24.0	Get better sleep for your money. Premier Inn, rest easy. Tise and C is apply.
0:30.1	They say back in the old days if you wanted someone gone, Jim Miller could make it happen.
0:35.3	For the right price that is. You see, in addition to being a part-time
0:38.9	deputy and devoted deacon in the Methodist Church, Miller was also a stone-cold killer for hire.
0:44.7	And trust me, when I say that's just the tip of the iceberg. Is it true that Miller murdered
0:49.4	his own grandparents when he was just eight years old? What about the stories of him wearing a
0:53.7	still plate under his jacket to deflect bullets? And did he really kill the man who killed Billy the kid?
0:59.9	Stick around and we'll discuss all of this and more, including Miller's connection to the
1:04.2	infamous John Wesley Harden, how he earned the pious nickname of Deacon, and just what it was that made
1:09.7	him one of the deadliest and most
1:11.2	frightening figures in all of Old West history. My name's Josh, and this is the Wild West
1:17.0	extravaganza.
1:26.9	James Brown Miller was born on October 25, 1861, in Van Buren, Arkansas.
1:33.0	The family would move to Franklin, Texas when Jim was still a baby, but other than that,
1:37.1	there's not a whole lot known of Miller's early life.
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