Episode 2 of 2

Assassination of Stoudenmire

When
17 April 1881
Where
El Paso
Part of
Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas

Former deputy Bill Johnson assassinated Marshal Stoudenmire three days after the gunfight.

On April 17, 1881, James Manning convinced former deputy Bill Johnson to assassinate Marshal Stoudenmire. This act was a direct retaliation following the events of the gunfight involving Stoudenmire.

Sources

  1. Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31

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