From the Author

About the Book

"The Day Coffeyville Bled" begins with the demise of the Dalton/Johnson outlaw gang as they are shot to pieces and lie dying in gutters, alleys, and empty fields after spending thirteen minutes longer on this earth than necessary. From the morning of Wednesday, October 5, 1892, through to as late as the year 2005, immediate family members of this gang survived and buried their secrets, but not as well as they would have hoped. Five marriages, five murders, two illegitimate children, multiple questionable real estate transactions, formulation of construction companies, motion picture productions, and newspaper, magazine, and book publications all became part of what legends are made of as the Dalton/Johnson outlaw gang rode out of the nineteenth century straight into the twentieth century, while at least three of their number escape apprehension. Also contained within this book are three never before published photographs, two which depict Roy Dalton and one of the evasive Lucy Ann Johnson. Also, the Bibliography contains 278 informational sources.



About the Author

A Texas native, Mark S. Pannill has a working background in both print and broadcast media. He has spent several years in radio as an announcer and has produced several print publications including a weekly newspaper, historical pamphlets, and an award-winning weekly newspaper column.

Mark’s interest in the Dalton/Johnson outlaw gang began in 1977 during his early college years. At that time he was employed as a gunfighter in a theme park in Oklahoma. Although he is not related to either of these outlaw factions, he discovered an undying desire to uncover the other side of their romantic imagery. The result of years of interviews and extended research has culminated in this story about “The Day Coffeyville Bled”.

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