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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_King_HaleWilliam King Hale - Wikipedia

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   William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching , contract killings , and insurance fraud before his arrest and conviction for murder.

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   Oct 20, 2023 · William King Hale was born near Greenville, Texas, on Christmas Eve in 1874 to what one longtime acquaintance called a “large, respectable and wealthy family.” His father was a farmer and ...

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   Oct 20, 2023 · After both Hale and Ernest were arrested in January 1926 for the murders of Rita, Bill, and Nellie, Ernest ended up confessing to his role in the crimes and identified Hale as the mastermind of ...

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   Oct 14, 2023 · Future Osage killer William Hale, meanwhile, arrived in Oklahoma as a "cowboy living in a tent," as Lawrence Hogan wrote in "The Osage Indian Murders." He conducted business with the tribe for years, leasing and selling property, and grew into a wealthy businessman connected to all facets of local life.

6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-real-historyThe Real History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

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   Oct 18, 2023 · A 1926 newspaper article about the Osage murders, featuring photos of (clockwise from top left) Henry Roan, William Hale, W.W. Vaughan, Charles Whitehorn and Anna Brown Oklahoma Historical Society

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Osage_Indian_murdersOsage Indian murders - Wikipedia

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   Convicted. William Hale Ernest Burkhart John Ramsey Kelsie Morrison. The Osage Indian murders were in Osage County, Oklahoma, during the 1910s–1930s. Newspapers described the increasing number of unsolved murders and deaths among young adults of the Osage Nation as the "Reign of Terror". [ 1 ][ 2 ] Most took place from 1921 to 1926.

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   Who was William Hale?

   • Future Osage killer William Hale, meanwhile, arrived in Oklahoma as a "cowboy living in a tent," as Lawrence Hogan wrote in "The Osage Indian Murders." He conducted business with the tribe for years, leasing and selling property, and grew into a wealthy businessman connected to all facets of local life.

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   How did Hale become a king?

   • Hale’s rise from cowboy to king coincided with the discovery of oil on the lands owned by the Osage Nation, making the Native American tribe the wealthiest people, per capita, on earth. Not being a member of the tribe, Hale had no claim on the Osage riches. But he knew how to get his piece of the action: He would steal it.

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   Was King Hale a king of the Osage Hills?

   • The self-styled 'King of the Osage Hills' masterminded a heinous spate of killings targeting oil-rich Indians. When William King Hale arrived in what is now Osage County, Oklahoma, around 1902, he was so poor he had to live in a tent. By the 1920s, he was so rich and powerful that people lived in terror of getting on his bad side.

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   Was Hale the mastermind behind the Osage Murders?

   • Though an examination of the case by the Bureau of Investigation, the predecessor to the FBI, suggested that Hale was the mastermind behind the murders, Grann’s research and Osage oral histories point to a more sweeping conspiracy involving the Osages’ white neighbors and their supposed friends.

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   How much money did William Hale get if he died?

   • It wasn't easy to bring William Hale to justice. Even after Hale received $25,000 in life insurance policy money (almost $450,000 modernly) following the aforementioned 1923 death of Henry Roan, suspicions didn't turn against him — such was his renown within the local community.

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   How long did it take Hale to get convicted?

   • It took all the way until 1929 to convict Hale and one of his hired guns, John Ramsey. At the time the Osage County News wrote that it took a mere 2.5 hours for the jury to find them both guilty of first-degree murder. Hale "showed no emotion" while receiving his verdict, even as his wife broke down and wept next to him.

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › culture › articleKillers of the Flower Moon: How the shocking Osage murders ...

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   Oct 19, 2023 · William Hale (Robert De Niro) was a cattle baron in 1920s Oklahoma who befriended the Osage, while covertly plotting to kill them (Credit: Apple TV+) The film reflects that real-life culture of ...