Sid Hatfield, 1891 - 1921


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Dec 10 2022 120 mins   17

Today on Murderhobos, Sid Hatfield, otherwise known as Smilin' Sid, a West Virginia miner, gunslinger, chief of police, and hero to the US labor movement. His public murder in 1921 spurred on what would become the largest domestic uprising in US history following the Civil War. How did his life and death interface with broader trends in American law enforcement and labor rights of the time?

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