The Killing Of Ed: April 9, 1878
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The episode recounts the events surrounding the killing of Deputy Marshal Ed Masterson in Dodge City on April 9, 1878.
Send us Fan Mail Dodge City doesn’t just welcome the cattle drives; it feeds on them. When the herds arrive, so do the wages, the whiskey, the gambling, and the dance halls, and the town’s “wide open” side of the tracks turns into a nightly test of nerve for anyone wearing a badge. We tell the story of one of those nights, when Deputy Marshal Ed Masterson and Assistant Marshal Nat Haywood walk their beat down Front Street and hear shots coming from the Lady Gay. What follows is a tense, step...
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