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Julia Bulette The Real Story | Reno News
Julia Bulette, murdered in 1867 in Virginia City, is more than a ghost of the Wild West—her legend lives on in posters, books, and even a memorial plaque overlooking her killer’s hanging spot. But new research is rewriting the myth: she wasn’t a wealthy madam in a carriage, nor a destitute prostitute, but an honored fire company member known for charity. Her murder shocked the town so much that Mark Twain covered the hanging—proof of how rare and gripping such violence was then. Fires in 1875 destroyed records, but historians are piecing together her real story through newspapers and diaries…
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