Ben Kilpatrick

Ben Kilpatrick
Fort Worth, Texas, 1900
Born	(1874-01-05)January 5, 1874 Coleman County, Texas, United States
Died	March 12, 1912(1912-03-12) (aged 38) Sanderson, Texas, United States
Cause of death	Head trauma
Nationality	American
Other names	The Tall Texan
Occupation	Cowboy
Allegiance	Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
Conviction(s)	Robbery
Criminal penalty	15 years

Ben Kilpatrick (January 5, 1874 – March 12, 1912) was an American outlaw during the closing years of the American Old West. He was a member of the Wild Bunch gang led by Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay. He was arrested for robbery and served about 10 years of his 15-year sentence. Upon his release from prison, he returned to crime and was killed by a hostage during a train robbery.