Claude Lafayette Dallas is considered by many a living embodiment of the American West.
Even his name rings of a wild west novel, a name teeming with outlaw bravado, conjuring images of a lone cowboy wandering the desert, surviving off his wits and the fat of the land.
But this is no fictional cowboy, Claude Dallas is the real deal, a buckaroo and trapper, a modern-day outlaw, and cold-blooded murderer. But did he kill out of necessity, or was it a sense of wild west justice, or, was it some sick sociopathic need for control and dominance?
Is Claude Dallas a psychopath or heroic gatekeeper of the pioneer spirit?
You tell us. This is his story.
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Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.
FEATURING THE SONGS:
“Some Kind of Morning” by Austin Moffa courtesy of the Free Music Archive. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Unto the Coven (Gemini Sun)” by Plasticine Cowboy courtesy of the Free Music Archive. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Every Cowboy” and “Run Hound” by Cellophane Sam courtesy of the Free Music Archive. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Arbitrary Laws” by No Sons of Mine Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Listen to No Sons of Mine on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QfLlpyGYVqMEPsOtMDEJV
“In Darkness” by Sightless in Shadow courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Listen to Sightless in Shadow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lgpW7hh6xtnhsQ1HWeThQ
“Utah Carrol” by Cartwright Brothers Public Domain Bill from Ellerslie's record collection courtesy of the Internet Archive
“Sleep Noble Hearts” Performed by Lyric Quartette 5/9/1912 Public Domain courtesy of digital history.oh.edu
REFERENCES:
Give a Boy a Gun: The True Story of Law and Disorder in the American West by Jack Olsen. Independently published : March 24, 2019 ISBN-13 : 978-1091410657
Outlaw: The True Story of Claude Dallas by Jeff Long. William Morrow & Co, January 1, 1984. ISBN-13
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