Jesse James was a murderous thug who robbed banks and stagecoaches and somehow became popular for creating mayhem. He died in 1882 at the age of 34, shot in the head by someone from his own outlaw ...

Jesse James, according to family lore, gave the photo of himself to Will Martin’s wife, Sarah Mariah Martin Meguiar, in January of 1868.

The front parlor of the James Home in St. Joseph, MO where the outlaw Jesse James was fatally shot in the back of the head on April 3, 1882 by gang member Robert Ford as Jesse was straightening or ...

In September 1864, Jesse James rode into the small Missouri town of Centralia. There, 16-year-old James took part in one of the worst atrocities of the Civil War.

'The Defeat of Jesse James' Who: Composed with lyrics by Chan Poling. Book by Jeffrey Hatcher. Directed by Richard D. Thompson with arrangements by Robert Elhai and musical direction by Ray Berg.

Adam Qualls, center, as Jesse James in History Theatre’s “The Defeat of Jesse James,” with, from left to right, Randy Schmeling, Jordan Leggett, Suzie Juul, Dane Stauffer, Jen Burleigh-Bentz ...