Was William Preston Longley A Murderous Gunman

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Murderous Gunman As wild as the days were in the Wild West I could say that the last thing anyone needed was a sadistic and murderous gunman. Unfortunately there was one such man named William Preston Longley who was born on October 16, 1815 in Austin County, Texas. Longley was nicknamed “Wild Bill” and before he was even 20 years old he had already killed several men. Today most likely they would have referred to him as a psychopath. He never killed for a really good reason but simply because he had a very short temper. One guy met his demise just for arguing with him over a card game. He was well-known for his murderous activities but little was known about his life. One legend has it that at one time Longley was put up to hang along