Victims

anna    roan1     RitaNettiefbi     W E Smith    

L to R/ Top to B: Anna Brown, Henry Roan, Rita Smith, Nettie Brookshire, William Smith


Murder Scenes

annaravine     smithhouse

L to R: Ravine where Anna Brown's body was recovered; Smith home in Fairfax after the explosion that killed its three occupants


Defendants

ernestburkhart     hale    haleramsey2      bryanburkhart    johnramseymug

L to R/ Top to B: Ernest Burkhart, William Hale, Hale and John Ramsey, Bryan Burkhart, John Ramsey (mugshots)


The Investigation and Trial

jedgar2    whitehoover     johnburger      roystlouis   

L to R/ Top to B: Director J. Edgar Hoover, Tom White and Hoover, Agent John Burger, Prosecutor Roy St. Louis

HaleOklahomanArch      halejail

Hale leaving court; Hale at jail.


Osage Nation

AR 311279945

Gathering on steps of the Osage Indian Agency in Pawhuska in late 1920s (Griggs collection).

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dancehallgrayhorse    osageauto

osagecooligegetty 

Osage tribal leaders meet with President Coolidge in Washington DC in 1924.

   osageoil     Osage Cartoon

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