First Murder in Dodge City, Kansas (1872)

Dodge City has become famous, first by its reputation and then for its reputation fictionalized on the silver screen and the television screen. Shows like Gunsmoke show Dodge City as a violent town, but have you ever wondered who the first person was who was murdered in Dodge City? In this video learn about the first man to be shot in Dodge, and the first person buried at Boot Hill cemetery. His name was either "Black Jack" or "Tex" and his story should be remembered.