The Story of Bob Lee and his Capture in Cripple Creek

Bob Lee, cousin of outlaw Kid Curry, was a member of the Wild Bunch when they famously robbed the Union Pacific Overland Flyer No.1 near Wilcox, Wyoming. This episode, inspired by the display at the Outlaws & Lawmen Jail Museum in Cripple Creek, talks about that time frame of his life.

Find out more about the Outlaws & Lawmen Jail Museum at https://www.facebook.com/Outlaws-and-Lawmen-Jail-Museum-Colorado-152430244781298

Also, find out about the Wyoming State Penitentiary where Bob Lee was imprisoned at http://wyomingfrontierprison.org/.

The remains of the express car of the Union Pacific Overland Flyer No. 1 after the outlaws’ use of dynamite.

The safe the outlaws used too much dynamite on

References:

MacKell, J. (2003). Cripple Creek District: Last of Colorado’s Gold Booms. Arcadia Publishing.

Push, A. (2019, August 1). Get outta town: A look at crime in the Wild West at the Outlaws & Jailmen Museum. DGO. https://dgomag.com/contents/3926

Weisner-Alexander, K. (2021, November). Harvey Logan, aka “Kid Curry” – The Wildest of the Wild Bunch. Legends of America. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-harveylogan/

Harvey Logan: Wildest of the Wild Bunch. (2006, June 12). Historynet. https://www.historynet.com/harvey-logan-wildest-of-the-wild-bunch/

The Wilcox Train Robbery. (2006, June 12). Historynet. https://www.historynet.com/the-wilcox-train-robbery/

Logan Jr. B.E. (1999). Kid Curry, A.K.A. Harvey Logan. Logan and Van Bibber. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bloganfp/genealogy/logan3.html

This Day in Wyoming History… UPRR Express Train Robbed at Wilcox. (2014, June 2). Wyoming Postscripts. https://wyostatearchives.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/this-day-in-wyoming-history-uprr-express-train-robbed-at-wilcox/