Johnny Ringo's Mysterious Fate

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The mysterious, oftentimes sullen gunfighter Johnny Ringo celebrated July 4th, 1882, by going on a bender. And judging by the liquor bottles stashed in his saddlebags he wasn’t planning on the festivities ending any time soon. Few days later Ringo shows up at a ranch about 20 miles to the north and he’s still drinking. Likewise even later when he runs into Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy Billy Breakenridge. According to Billy it was barely past midday and Johnny was having trouble staying in the saddle. What happened next is a mystery, but the following day Johnny Ringo’s lifeless body was discovered by a teamster; his feet wrapped in a torn shirt, his cartridge belt upside down, his horse gone, and a noticeable piece of his scalp missing, seemingly cut away with a knife. The official coroner’s report would rule Johnny’s death as self-inflicted but is that really what happened? Why would a veteran of so many battles choose to take his own life? And Where was his horse? Why was he barefoot? And who the hell cut off a piece of his hair? And while we’re at it, who the hell was Johnny Ringo anyway, and could he really speak Latin? "Eventus stultorum magister." 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 Huckleberry vs Hucklebearer – https://www.wildwestextra.com/huckleberry-or-hucklebearer/ Crisis hotline – https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	When Johnny Ringo rode out a tombstone for the very last time, he was drunk, and had been for quite a few
0:36.1	days. The mysterious and oftentimes sullen gunfighter
0:39.9	had helped celebrate America's 106th birthday by going on a bender. And judging by the liquor bottle
0:46.1	stashed in his saddlebags, he wasn't planning on the festivities ending anytime soon. A few days later,
0:52.3	Ringo shows up at a ranch about 20 miles to the north, and he's still
0:55.9	drinking.
0:57.2	Likewise, even later, when he runs into Cochese County Sheriff's deputy, Billy Breckenridge.
1:01.9	According to Billy, it was barely past midday, and Johnny was so damn lit he was having
1:05.9	trouble staying in the saddle.
1:08.1	What happened next is a mystery, but the following day Johnny Ringo's lifeless body was
1:13.1	discovered by a teamster. His feet wrapped up in a torn shirt, his cartridge belt on upside down,
1:19.1	and a noticeable piece of his scalp missing, seemingly cut away with a knife. The official coroner's
1:24.8	report would rule Johnny Ringo's death of suicide.
1:28.3	After all, he was found with a pistol in his hand and a single bullet hole to the head.
1:33.3	But is that what really happened? Why would a veteran of so many battles choose to take his own life?
1:38.3	And where was his horse? Why was he barefoot? And who the hell cut off a piece of his hair?
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