Wild Women: Sally Six-Shooter

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this series we’ll step back in history to learn about some of the history’s first female outlaws. In this episode I’ll tell you about Sally Skull, ranch owner, horse trader, fandango dancer, and gunslinger. Some say Sally’s quick temper - and even quicker hand with a gun - was responsible for the mysterious disappearances of two of her five husbands. Resources: “The legendary Sally Skull was a gun-slinging, foul-mouthed Texas horse trader”, Allison Ehrlich for the Corpus Christi Caller Times, March 17, 2022. https://www.caller.com/story/news/special-reports/building-our-future/throwback/2022/03/17/tbt-sally-skull-gun-slinging-foul-mouthed-texas-horse-trader/7006359001/ “Two Sixshooters and a Sunbonnet”, Dan Kilgore for Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Legendary Ladies of Texas. http://sonsofdewittcolony.org/texwomen.htm Scull, Sarah Jane Newman (Sally) (1817 - unknown), Texas State Historical Association. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/scull-sarah-jane-newman-sally “Sally Skull - The Scariest Siren in Texas”, Maggie Van Ostrand for Legends of America. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-sallyskull/ Music Attributions: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Slow Western Intro by Brian Holtz Music Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8782-slow-western-intro License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://brianholtzmusic.com

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:13.0	Thank you for joining me for today's
0:19.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:22.0	This month I have a special treat for our joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:23.0	This month I have a special treat for our new series.
0:26.2	I've always been fascinated by crime obviously,
0:29.2	that I'm even more fascinated by female criminals.
0:32.1	Statistically, women make up a much lower percentage of the population that engages in crime,
0:37.2	so I'm always intrigued by these women.
0:39.8	In this series, Wild Women, we are going to step back into history to learn about some of the earliest
0:44.8	female criminals on record.
0:47.1	Some of these Wild Women were the first settlers in the Old West.
0:50.4	They made up a tiny but fascinating percentage of bandits outlaws gun slingers and gamblers
0:55.9	I'm sure you'll find these lady stories pretty wild
0:59.6	First up Sarah Jane Newman was just a girl when her family arrived in Texas Territory in 1820.
1:06.2	She soon demonstrated that she was tough and resourceful enough to survive and even thrive
1:11.3	in this harsh and sometimes violent environment.
1:14.7	Later calling herself Sally Skull, her rumored violent temper resulted in frequent gunfights
1:19.9	and multiple divorces.
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