Belle Star's Worst Crime

Wanted, Wanted, Bandit Queen wanted, reward, dead or alive! Myra Maybelle Shirley was the real name of the wanted criminal known through history. Belle star or the bandit Queen, was born on February 5, in 1848 and died on February 3 1889. She lived on a farm near Carthage, Missouri when her mother and father got married. She was the only girl out of six kids, Myra’s older brother, John Allison “Bud” was born in 1842, and her younger brother, Edwin, was born in 1850, Mrs. Shirley had two more sons in the next ten years, and most of her family members called her May. Along with having a humongous family. Her had parents soon established a hotel and a tavern. Later in her life, Belle married many adoring lovers, which were mostly criminals, and

In fact, before Sam’s death, Sam and Belle had settled in a town called, Briartown. They soon named their home as a hid out for bandits, Younger's Bend, Younger's Bend was a haven for outlaws, where they could retreat from sheriffs and marshalls. Ironically, Frank West lived only a few miles away, though, and he arrested Sam and Belle in 1882, because the deputy marshall found stolen horses in empty stables all around the town. Sam was arrested for many reasons, one, because of the stolen US Mail hacks at the post offices. Two, because Belle was known for stealing horses and robbing banks or salons. She often wore men's clothing, ever since she was dubbed gang leader, of the Younger’s Bend. After Sam death though,Soon, after many marriages and deaths newspapers started reporting stories about Belle Starr, or legally known as "The Bandit Queen." During her incarceration, or in a state of being confined in prison. Sam Starr was soon killed by an Indian policeman on the Reservation, or an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians. Belle Starr had been called the bandit Queen, because stole from the rich and giving to the poor, along with cleaning out crooked poker players, and galloping down city streets with pistols