Earning Their Spurs in the Oil Patch: The Cinematic FBI, the Osage Murders, and the Test of the American West

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This article covers the Osage Murders, a series of murders occurring in Osage county in the early 1920s where victims were members of the Osage Tribe who all held rights that entitled them to oil royalties. The murders were eventually solved and later used to promote the Federal Bureau of Investigation, even being used as the basis for multiple books and movies.

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Warren, Andrew L. Summer 2006.

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This article covers the Osage Murders, a series of murders occurring in Osage county in the early 1920s where victims were members of the Osage Tribe who all held rights that entitled them to oil royalties. The murders were eventually solved and later used to promote the Federal Bureau of Investigation, even being used as the basis for multiple books and movies.

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Abstract: In the early 1920s a lengthy series of murders occurred in Osage County. The victims, members of the Osage Tribe, all held headrights that entitled them to oil royalties. After some bumbling, the Federal Bureau of Investigation eventually solved the murders, but for years afterward the FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover used the story to promote his agency's efficiency as crime fighters. In the 1950s the crimes were featured in a book and movie, both titled "The FBI Story."

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 84(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2006, pp. 188-209

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 188
  • Page End: 209

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Warren, Andrew L. Earning Their Spurs in the Oil Patch: The Cinematic FBI, the Osage Murders, and the Test of the American West, article, Summer 2006; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2006422/: accessed January 22, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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