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6. Etta Place-companion of the Sundance Kid

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 12:54 AM

Jan 2018

"Etta Place (c.1878 – ?) was a companion of the American outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh), both members of the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch. Principally the companion of Longabaugh, little is known about her; both her origin and her fate remain shrouded in mystery.

The Pinkerton Detective Agency described her in 1906 as having, "classic good looks, 27 or 28 years old, 5'4" to 5'5" [163–165 cm] in height, weighing between 110 and 115 lb [50 and 52 kg], with a medium build and brown hair.""

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Place#Fact_timelines_generally_accepted_by_historians

She may have been last seen in 1909 when she was about 31 years old.

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