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

Description: 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.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Warren, Andrew L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deadly Business: The Early Years of the Crime Bureau

Description: Article records the history of outlaws in Oklahoma as well as the history of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, known for years as the "State Crime Bureau." OSBI agent "Dee" Cordry focuses on the crime-filled lives of specific outlaws, and warns that although their crimes are in the past, crime fighting is still a dangerous business.
Date: Autumn 1985
Creator: Cordry, H. D., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oil

Description: Article describes the events surrounding the murder of several Osage heirs to oil-rich lands and the subsequent investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1920s. Bill Burchardt questions the motive for these crimes by white perpetrators and explores the history of the Osage Nation.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Burchardt, Bill
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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