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Christian, William

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Christian, William

August 20, 2026

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William T. Christian, known as “Black Jack,” and his younger brother Robert became outlaws after killing a deputy sheriff in Oklahoma in the mid-1890s and fleeing to the New Mexico Territory, where they joined with three other men to form the gang called the High Fives. Among their companions was…

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