
Gunslinger's Shadow
Gunslinger's Shadow is an original research project focusing on the true stories of wild west outlaws and especially on Bill Long, the enigmatic outlaw who ties the entire run of the wild west together into one man.
Gunslinger's Shadow
03. Bloodlines and Gunpowder: The McCarty Connection
Episode 3 - Gunslinger's Shadow: Who was Bill Long? His DNA told us everything we needed to know. And, like usual, the truth is stranger than fiction. Bill Long was directly connected to the McCarty gang--Tom McCarty and Bill McCarty. He may have been even closer to Hank Vaughan, the McCarty's brother-in-law and notorious Oregon outlaw. Bill Long's exhumation and DNA analysis led us to the McCarty connection and to the real story of Bill's youth.
Bill Long was a rebel and a trouble maker. In this episode, we share a few mores stories about his outlaw days and also about a prank he pulled on a preacher in southeast Washington--in a ghost town known as Columbia Center. Enjoy.