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Virgil Walter Earp Born July 18, 1843
On July 18, 1843 Virgil Walter Earp the older brother Wyatt Earp was born in Hartford, Kentucky. Virgil Walter Earp
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Jul 18, 2023


“Buckskin” Frank Leslie Murders “Blond Mollie." July 10, 1889
On the night of July 10, 1889 Frank Leslie kills a prostitute named Mollie Williams also known at the Bird Cage Theater as “Blond Mollie." After Leslie and his wife of seven years divorced, Leslie who worked at the Cosmopolitan paid regular visits at the Bird Cage. He was known as a gambler and a heavy drinker. Leslie was introduced to “Blond Mollie” and they instantly hit it off. At that time, she had a boyfriend who also promoted her named E.L. Bradshaw. It wasn’t long afte
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Jul 10, 2023


Celia Ann Mattie Blaylock Commits Suicide July 3, 1888
On July 3, 1888 Mattie Blaylock Wyatt Earp’s second wife dies for a lethal dose of laudanum. The coroner ruled it a suicide. Working as a prostitute in Dodge City she became the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp. She traveled with Wyatt to Tombstone and would remain there until the murder of Morgan Earp and the assassination attempt on Vergil Earp by the Cowboys. Wyatt Earp would send the remaining family to Colton California where his parents lived for their safety. Once the fam
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Jul 2, 2023
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