A series of murders that terrorized a tribe--all because of oil and greed. 

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Sources 

Fresh Air on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2018/04/06/600136534/largely-forgotten-osage-murders-reveal-a-conspiracy-against-wealthy-native-ameri 

Jon D. May. Oklahoma Historical Society. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OS005 

Corey Bone. Oklahoma Historical Society. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entryname=OSAGE%20OIL 

David Grann. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-marked-woman 

Osage Journal, Fort Worth Record-Telegram, Tulsa World/Pawnee Courier-Dispatch via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/666472927/?terms=osage%20indian%20oil&match=1 

FBI.gov. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/murder-and-mayhem-in-the-osage-hills 

Osage Indian Murders Vault. https://vault.fbi.gov/Osage%20Indian%20Murders/Osage%20Indian%20Murders%20Part%206%20of%2065/view 

The Osage Nation. https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/news-events/news/did-you-know-osage-murders 

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/osage-indian-murders

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-forgotten-murders-of-the-osage-people-for-the-oil-beneath-their-land

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hale-william.htm

 

 

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