098: Outlaw Joaquín Murrieta with author John Boessenecker
The real story of California bandido Joaquin Murrieta is darker—and far more complicated—than the legend. Historian and New York Times bestselling author John Boessenecker joins Damian Bacich to separate fact from folklore and reveal how a Sonora-born miner became California’s most infamous outlaw.
They explore the Gold Rush’s violence, anti-Mexican sentiment, Murrieta’s gang, the California Rangers, the Cantua Creek manhunt, and the truth behind the alleged display of Murrieta’s head.
Boessenecker also explains how newspaper accounts, vigilante claims, and popular stories transformed a…
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