Butch cassidy short biography

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Butch Cassidy (born Robert LeRoy Parker; 1866-1908) was a famous outlaw in the American Wild West. He led the Wild Bunch gang, the largest and best-known group of outlaws in the western United States.^[1] They became infamous for committing daring stagecoach, train, and bank robberies throughout various Western states.

Pursued by the Pinkerton Detective Agency for more than a decade, Cassidy and his longtime partner, Harry Longabaugh (also known as the Sundance Kid), fled to South America in 1901.^[2] Seven years later, they were killed in a shootout with lawmen.

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch gang quickly became a legend in the United States.

Their story has been heavily featured in American literature and film.

Early life

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