Welcome to episode 67 - Wyoming First up we discuss the gruesome and grotesque fate of criminal George Parrott also known as Big Nose George, Big Beak Parrott, George Manuse, and George Warden, a cattle rustler and highwayman in the American Wild West in the late 19th century. Then we discuss the Cokeville Hostage Miracle that occurred on May 16, 1986 that ended in a way no one would expect.
Research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Nose_George
https://www.ranker.com/list/wyoming-creepy-stories-legends/isadora-teich
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-bignose/
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14910
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cokeville_Elementary_School_hostage_crisis
https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/cokeville-elementary-school-bombing
https://www.ldsliving.com/the-astonishing-true-stories-behind-the-cokeville-miracle-movie/s/79933
https://www.wyohistory.org/oral-histories/first-grade-teacher-janel-dayton-cokeville
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