Hosted by Dark Dialogue · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 12 episodes
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Gallows & Gunfights explores the real history of the American frontier—where violence, survival, and reputation shaped life in the Old West.Hosted by Dark Dialogue creator John McColl, the series examines the outlaws, lawmen, and conflicts that defined the era, separating documented events from the myths that grew around them.From the Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid to lesser-known cases buried in frontier history, each episode breaks down what actually happened—and what didn’t.Gallows & Gunfights focuses on one goal: cutting through legend to uncover the truth behind the West.
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After the Lincoln County War, there was supposed to be peace. Instead, there was Huston Chapman. In this episode of Gallows & Gunfights, we break down the murder that changed everything—and the deal that followed. Billy
After the Battle of Lincoln ended in fire and blood, the war didn’t end—it changed. In this episode of Gallows & Gunfights, we follow Billy the Kid through the months that transformed him from a wartime participant into
The fire didn’t end the siege. It was the verdict. In Part 10 of Gallows and Gunfights, we take you into the final day of the Lincoln County War’s most infamous battle—the burning of the McSween house. What begins as a s
By the fourth day of the Five-Day Battle of Lincoln, the shooting has become routine, the civilians are gone, and the town itself has stopped functioning as a place meant for ordinary life. In Part 9 of Gallows & Gunfigh
Billy the Kid — Part 8: Day Three of the Lincoln Siege Day Three of the Battle of Lincoln does not begin with a charge. It begins with distance. Before dawn on July 17, 1878, a single rifle shot travels farther than any
On the second day of a siege, the gunfire matters less than the waiting. Day Two of the Battle of Lincoln (July 16, 1878) does not erupt—it calcifies. The town seals itself shut. Civilians barricade behind adobe walls. G
When the sun rose over Lincoln on July 15, 1878, the town wasn’t waking up — it was bracing for war. Billy the Kid, Doc Scurlock, Tom O’Folliard, Jim French, and nearly sixty Regulators fortified the McSween home and Tun
Billy the Kid wasn’t born a legend — the road made him one. In Billy the Kid Part 5: The Road to Lincoln – The Return of the Kid, Dark Dialogue: Gallows & Gunfights rides straight into the violence, betrayal, and frontie
Power didn’t die with the gunfights in Lincoln County—it just learned how to legislate. In this installment of Gallows and Gunfights, we peel back the curtain on the Santa Fe Ring, the shadow government that turned the N
Before Billy the Kid ever drew his gun, before the Regulators ever swore vengeance, Lincoln County was already lost—sold, signed, and sealed by a handful of men who turned commerce into tyranny. In Dark Dialogue: Gallows
The roll call of the Regulators is not complete. In this second installment of Dark Dialogue: Gallows and Gunfights, John and Angela return to the witness stand of history to finish the testimony of the men who stood wit
The courtroom of the Old West is open — and our first witness is Billy the Kid. In the debut of Dark Dialogue: Gallows and Gunfights, we strip away the dime-novel myths to uncover how Henry McCarty — a bright, polite boy
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Dark Dialogue: Gallows and Gunfights is hosted by Dark Dialogue. The show is categorised under history (true crime) and has published 12 episodes.
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