The Wild Bunch
Butch Cassidy's bandit gang operated in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada for five years, 1896 - 1901. Their agenda included robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches throughout the area. The Wild Bunch was part of the larger Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, which several outlaw gangs used as their hideouts. They performed the longest string of successful train and bank robberies in American history.
Pictured on the Fort Worth Five are:
![He probably met his companion Butch Cassidy after that was released from prison around 1896. After pursuing a career in crime for several years in the Western United States, the pressures of being pursued, notably by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, forced the Kid along with his wife Etta Place and Butch Cassidy to leave the country. They fled to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where the two men are believed to have been killed in a shootout in November 1908. He probably met his companion Butch Cassidy after that was released from prison around 1896. After pursuing a career in crime for several years in the Western United States, the pressures of being pursued, notably by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, forced the Kid along with his wife Etta Place and Butch Cassidy to leave the country. They fled to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where the two men are believed to have been killed in a shootout in November 1908.](https://fort-worth-five.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FWF_Portraits1-212x300.jpg)
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh
Sundance Kid
(1867 – Nov 7, 1908)
![The nickname "News" was given to him because he enjoyed seeing his name in newspaper stories of his gang's exploits. He was ambushed and killed by Sheriff deputies in 1901. Will Carver](https://fort-worth-five.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FWF_Portraits2-212x300.jpg)
William Carver
News
(Sep 12, 1868 – Apr 2, 1901)
![He was arrested for robbery and served about 10 years of his 15-year sentence. Upon his release from prison, he returned to crime and was killed by a hostage during a train robbery. Tall Texan](https://fort-worth-five.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FWF_Portraits3-212x300.jpg)
Ben Kilpatrick
Tall Texan
(Jan 5, 1874 – Mar 12, 1912)
![Despite being less well-known than his fellow gang members, he has since been referred to as "the wildest of the Wild Bunch”, having reputedly killed at least nine law enforcement officers in five different shootings and another two men in other instances. He was involved in numerous shootouts with police and civilians and participated in several bank and train robberies with various gangs during his outlaw days. Kid Curry](https://fort-worth-five.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FWF_Portraits4-212x300.jpg)
Harvey Alexander Logan
Kid Curry
(1867 – Jun 17, 1904)
![After participating in criminal activity in the United States for more than a decade at the end of the 19th century, the pressures of being pursued by law enforcement, notably by the Pinkerton detective agency, forced Parker to flee the country with an accomplice, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, known as the "Sundance Kid", and Longabaugh's girlfriend Etta Place. The trio traveled first to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where Parker and Longabaugh are believed to have been killed in a shootout with police in November 1908; the exact circumstances of their fate continue to be disputed. Butch Cassidy](https://fort-worth-five.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FWF_Portraits5-212x300.jpg)
Robert Leroy Parker
Butch Cassidy
(Apr 13, 1866 – Nov 7, 1908)
About the photographer
The iconic photo shows the Wild Bunch protagonists, but little has been written about the photographer or about the detective who discovered the photo. This article by Richard Selcer & Donna Donnell sheds light on them.
The McCubbin Collection
The True West Magazine presents the 65 most important historical photos from the McCubbin Collection.