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JESSE JAMES DIED HERE

ndoubtedly the best known home in all of St. Joseph, Missouri, is the one that belonged to Show Me State native and notorious outlaw Jesse James. On April 3, 1882, 34-year-old James had just stepped up on a chair to straighten a picture on the wall, his back turned to the Ford brothers, when Bob opened fire while Charles looked on. The pistol round struck Jesse just behind the right

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