John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882) was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County War in Texas during which he committed his first murder.

Nov 16, 2009 · John Ringo, the famous gun-fighting gentleman, is found dead in Turkey Creek Canyon, Arizona. Romanticized in both life and death, John Ringo was supposedly a Shakespeare-quoting gentleman...

Aug 29, 2024 · Best known as an outlaw who sided with the Cowboys against the Earps, Johnny Ringo has been portrayed inaccurately by the likes of Gregory Peck in The Gunfighter in 1950 and Michael Biehn in 1993’s Tombstone.

Johnny Ringo was an American Western outlaw, a loner, noted for his deadly fast draw. Not much is known of Ringo, not even his birthplace. He showed up first in Mason county, Texas, in 1875, where he was suspected of cattle rustling and arrested for a double murder.

Jul 22, 2024 · Johnny Ringo's body was discovered July 14, 1882 just outside Tombstone, Arizona. His back was against a tree, a Colt.45 caliber revolver in his right hand. He had a single gunshot wound in his head. How, exactly, Johnny Ringo died is a contentious matter.

Aug 1, 2024 · Arizona Historical Society Deadly Wild West gunfighter Johnny Ringo faced off with Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp in Tombstone before being found mysteriously dead in 1882.

Feb 13, 2024 · Much has been written about the July 13, 1882, death of Arizona Territory gunfighter Johnny Ringo, most of it wrong. Writers have inserted their assumptions as facts. Thus, the story often goes that Johnny found himself alone in …

In spring of 1882, Johnny Ringo was deep in his cups, drinking more than usual, and talking about a sense of impending death. On July 14, his body was found slumped against the base of an oak in Turkey Creek Canyon, outside of Tombstone, with a gunshot wound to the head.

Dec 9, 2019 · As recounted in Johnny Ringo: The Gunfighter Who Never Was, those flattering titles included Ringo and His Golden Pistol, Stagecoach, in which John Wayne played the Ringo Kid, and The Johnny Ringo Show, whose theme song hailed Ringo as "the fastest gun in all the West, the quickest ever known."

Aug 18, 2009 · Better known as Johnny Ringo, John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850–July 13, 1882), was a cowboy who became a legend mostly because of his affiliation with the Clanton Gang in the era of the Gunfight at the OK Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona.