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Ernest Burkhart

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American criminal (1892-1986)

United StatesLived 1892 to 1986 · aged 94
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Ernest George Burkhart was an American murderer who participated in the Osage Indian murders as a hitman for his uncle William King Hale's crime ring. He was convicted for the killing of William E. Smith in 1926, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Burkhart and Mollie in 1917Burkhart and Mollie in 19171926 newspaper illustration of Henry Roan, Rita Smith, and William Vaughn1926 newspaper illustration of Henry Roan, Rita Smith, and William VaughnThe ravine where Anna Brown's body was foundThe ravine where Anna Brown's body was foundAftermath of the bombingAftermath of the bombing1926 mugshot of Burkhart1926 mugshot of BurkhartErnest Burkhart in 1959Ernest Burkhart in 1959

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Ernest George Burkhart was an American murderer who participated in the Osage Indian murders as a hitman for his uncle William King Hale's crime ring. He was convicted for the killing of William E. Smith in 1926, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Burkhart was paroled in 1937, but was sent back to prison for burglarizing his former sister-in-law's house in 1940. After being paroled for the final time in 1959, Burkhart was pardoned by Oklahoma governor Henry Bellmon in 1966 for his role in the Osage murders.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1892 to 1986 · aged 94
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