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  1. Robert Newton Ford (January 31, 1862 – June 8, 1892) was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley , both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events.

  2. Mar 14, 2018 · When Robert Ford pulled the trigger of his six-gun killing Jesse James, he hadn’t killed an outlaw, he had killed a hero. At the time, James was already mythologized as an “American Robin Hood,” while Ford was viewed as a “traitor” who turned on James for a bounty.

  3. Oct 8, 2015 · A Houston forensic artist says a photograph purported to show outlaw Jesse James sitting next to his eventual killer, Robert Ford, is authentic.

  4. Robert Ford, better known as the "dirty little coward” that killed Jesse James, was a member of the James Gang.

  5. Oct 18, 2011 · Robert Newton Ford was an outlaw from Missouri born on January 31, 1862. Like many young Missouri men of his time, he grew up admiring the Civil War record and exploits of the famous bandit, Jesse James, a fellow Missouri native. Robert, who went by the nickname Bob, and his….

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  6. Jan 20, 2023 · It was Bob Ford, just twenty years old, who conducted the negotiation with Missouri’s Governor Thomas Crittenden to end Jesse James’ career. In this photo taken shortly after the assassination, Ford poses with a Colt Single Action Army revolver, the same make and model documented as the murder weapon. Images Courtesy True West Archives

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  8. Sep 17, 2008 · The Ford boys first became acquainted with outlaw Jesse James in the summer of 1879. Jesse had been living in Tennessee since 1877, trying to “go straight” following the disastrous attempt to rob the Bank of Northfield, Minn., the year before.