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Laura Bullion was born in Knickerbocker, Texas, in about 1876. Her mother was a German immigrant and her father was a Native American. When she was a teenager she met William Carver who introduced her to Ben Kilpatrick. She became Kilpatrick's girlfriend and began taking part in bank raids.
Bullion and Kilpatrick eventually escaped to the Robbers' Roost in Utah and joined what became known as the Wild Bunch. As well as the leader, Butch Cassidy, the gang included Harry Longbaugh (the Sundance Kid), Harvey Logan, William Carver, George Curry, Elza Lay and Bob Meeks.
Ben Kilpatrick was a member of the the gang that obtained $65,000 from the Great Northern train near Wagner, Montana on 3rd July, 1901. Bullion and Kilpatrick were arrested in St Louis on 8th November, 1901. He was found guilty of robbery and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Bullion received five years.
It is not known what happened to Bullion after she was released from prison.
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