Episode 34: The Newton Gang

10/8/2018

Come meet the notorious Newton Boys, the rootin' tootin' group of robbers who organized one of the biggest train heists in history. Yeehaw!

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Sources:

1. Caldwell, K. (1982, September 18). Retired Desperado from a “Nice” Gang Recalls Younger Days. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/18/us/retired-desperado-from-a-nice-gang-recalls-younger-days.html

2. Dingus, A. (1998, May 1). The Newton Boys. Texas Monthly. Retrieved from https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-newton-boys/

3. Holm, P. (2015, June 15). NEWTON BOYS. Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved from https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jen01

4. In Search Of History - The Real Newton Boys. (1999). History Channel. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3x-0WIR20o

5. Linklater, R. (1998). The Newton Boys. Twentieth Century Fox, Detour Filmproduction, Newton Boys Ventures.

6. Mcilvain, M. H. (2014, September 19). The Newton Boys. Retrieved from https://myrahmcilvain.com/2014/09/19/the-newton-boys/

7. Newton, W., Newton, J., Stanush, C., & Middleton, D. (1994). The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang. Austin, Tex: State House Press, Austin, TX.

8. Paul, W. (1998, March 27). THE UNKNOWN ROBBERS “THE NEWTON BOYS” ADDS TEXAS BROTHERS TO LIST OF FAMOUS OUTLAWS. Themorningcall.Com. Retrieved from https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1998-03-27-3180164-story.html

Good News:

Moreno, M. (2018, September 4). ANGELS AMONG US: Retired Houston teacher says Good Samaritans gave her $140 to pay for groceries. ABC 13. Retrieved from https://abc13.com/4148306/

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