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A Historian's final look into the man who killed Wild Bill

South Dakota Historic Archives
Jack McCall

This interview is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.

Bob Hanson was an expert bricklayer with a passion for South Dakota history. He spent hours pouring over historical documents looking for clues about the past. Did he uncover a conspiracy about the assassination of Wild Bill Hickock in 1876?

For this week's Images of the Pastconversation, South Dakota Magazine's John Edwards explores the nuances of prairie justice and what hides (or doesn't hide) within the pages of historical archives.