Tom Horn
11/21/1860 - 11/20/1903
Scorpio
Last Words
"I have lived about fifteen ordinary lives. I have had enough of it. It is no good. I am ready to die."
Death & Legacy
Tom Horn, a hired killer and Pinkerton detective in Wyoming, was hanged in Cheyenne in 1903 for a murder he probably did not commit. His career still shapes debates about whether frontier justice, as meted out by various powerful cattlemen's groups, was fair.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Hanging (Execution)
- Age at Death
- 42 years
- Funeral Location
- The information about the exact location of Tom Horn's funeral is not clearly documented. However, he was hanged and buried in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
- Final Resting Place
- Old Pioneer Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado, United States