OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Black Jack Ketchum: “Westbound and Down”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Tom Ketchum roams some of the same ground as Jim Miller. When Ketchum is suspected of murder in Texas, he flees to New Mexico and Arizona. He returns to Texas for the pivotal point in his criminal career: to rob his first train. After a successful heist, he establishes himself as the leader of an outlaw gang in New Mexico, but his career will be brief and violent. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.0	In April of 1901, Thomas Blackjack catch a made history,
1:21.0	but it wasn't the kind of history that most people would want to make.
1:25.0	For Ketchum, he probably didn't care, maybe he even reveled in it.
1:29.0	He had fully embraced the outlaw lifestyle a few years earlier
1:33.0	and fully embraced his role as a notorious train robber.
1:37.0	But there were few, if any, outlaws in the Old West
1:39.0	who lived into old age and retired peacefully on a farm.
1:43.0	With that said, Ketchum's end was unique.
1:47.0	He was known to have killed at least seven men, including two sheriff's deputies.
1:51.0	He and various members of his gang caused havoc across West Texas
1:55.0	before focusing on Eastern New Mexico.
1:59.0	He worked with some old friends from Texas
2:01.0	and some new friends who were better known for their association
2:04.0	with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
2:07.0	The various lineups successfully robbed stores, post offices and trains
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