There were two more murders 15 miles away. When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide. A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird

murder. Some people live on in infamy long after their deaths. On November 11th, 1880, one such man was executed, a man who lives on as a

folk hero despite his actions as an outlaw. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled,

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

In December of 1854, a notorious outlaw was born to a father who, at the age of 21, pleaded guilty to stealing two pigs and was transported to Van Diamond's Land, the colonial name for the island of Tasmania in 1842. After being handed his freedom in January of 1844, Red Kelly moved to Victoria where he began work on a farm and as a

bush carpenter before turning his attention to gold digging. He was successful enough that he was able to purchase some land just north of Melbourne,

and, in November of 1850, married his employer's 18-year-old daughter, Ellen.

The pair had a few children, and the third in their line was a young boy named Edward Kelly,

or, as the world would soon know him, Ned Kelly. He was a young boy named Edward Kelly, or as the world would soon know him, Ned Kelly.

In 1864, Ned and his family moved to Avenel, where they, pretty much immediately, drew the attention of local police.

Despite this, Ned went to school and did the best he could while learning all about the bushland from his father.

Once when he was younger, Ned actually risked his life to save a little boy who was drowning in a creek and was awarded a green sash by the boy's family.

That sash would be worn under Ned's armor when he had his historic final showdown with police in 1880.

But more on that in a bit.

In 1865, Red had a brush with police when he was imprisoned for having meat in his possession, for which he could not account for, and because he could not pay the 25-pound fee.

After six months of hard labor,

he was released but began drinking heavily. So much so that his health declined, his body started to swell with dropsy, and he passed away on December 27, 1866. Blaming the police for

his father's poor treatment and his inevitable death, young Ned Kelly's

opinion of law enforcement was irrevocably changed.

Just a few years after his father died, Ned, now the eldest boy in the family at just

12 years old, packed up and moved everyone to an 88-acre uncultivated and unnamed farm

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