The Osage Indian Murders, also known as the Reign of Terror, were a series of murders of Osage Native Americans in Osage County, Oklahoma, during the early 20th century, mainly during the 1920s. There may have been as many as 60 suspicious deaths and the events of this period are the subject of several books and a 2023 film.

This page created for the purpose of linking those involved with the events. Persons are listed alphabetically without regard to status as victim or perpetrator. WikiTree Profiles Listing

B

• Hun-Kah-Hop-Py (Osage) Bates (1886-1921)
• George Bigheart (1876-1923)
• Sybil Frances (Beekman) Bolton (1903-1925)
• Nettie O. (Cole) Brookshire (1904-1923)
• Oda Brown (abt.1883-)
• Byron Badford Burkhart (1898-1985)
• Ernest George Burkhart (1892-1986)

G

• Henry Frank Grammer (1883-1923)

H

• William King Hale (1874-1962)
• "Doc" Hawkins

K

• Asa/Acie Kirby
• Lizzie Q. Kyle (abt.1858-1921) at times she is referenced as Lizzy Cue
• Anna (Kyle) Brown (abt.1886-1921)
• Mollie (Kyle) Cobb (1886-1937)
• Minnie (Kyle) Smith (abt.1889-1918)
• Reta (Kyle) Smith (abt.1893-1923)

M

• John Mayo
• Bernard A. McBride (1863-1922)
• Kelsie Lloyd Morrison (1898-1937)

N

• Ralph Nading
• Virgil Nading

R

• John Newman Ramsey (1880-1964)
• Henry Roan (1883-1923) aka Henry Roan Horse

S

• Annie Sanford
• David Adam Shoun (1880-1960)
• James Garfield Shoun (1881-1957)
• William E. "Bill" Smith (1892-1923)
• William Stepson (1892-1922)

T

• Irvin Newton "Blackie" Thompson

V

• William Watkins Vaughan (1869-1923)

W

• Thomas Bruce White (1881-1971)
• Charles Whitehorn (1896-1921) aka Charles Williamson
• Arthur "A.T." Woodward

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Books

• Grann, D., (2017) "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." Doubleday, New York.

• Hogan, Lawrence J. (1998). The Osage Indian Murders: The True Story of a Multiple Murder Plot to Acquire the Estates of Wealthy Osage Tribe Members. ISBN 9780965917414

• Hogan Linda. 1990. Mean Spirit (version 1st Ballantine books ed) 1st Ballantine books ed. New York: Ivy Books.

Internet Sources

• UMKC School of Law - Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

• Osage Nation: Did You Know? Osage Murders (Reign of Terror)

• The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: Osage Murders

• Wikipedia: Osage Indian Murders

• Wikipedia: United States v. Ramsey (1926)

• IMDB: Killers of the Flower Moon Film 2023

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* Wikitree: [[Space:Osage_Indian_Murders|Osage Indian Murders]] Categorization. using space page as linking tool for persons involved with the Osage Indian Murders