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• James Lamb (1864?-1887) – Oklahoma outlaw, Lamb, along with Albert O'Dell, murdered Edward Pollard and George Brassfield. These men happened to be the husbands of Lamb and O'Dell's mistresses, both of whom were pregnant by them. Both men were hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 14, 1887.

• Thomas N. Lamb – A New Mexico outlaw, he was involved in the robbery of an Army paymaster in Graham County on May, 11, 1889.

• "Lame Johnny" - An outlaw who allegedly robbed a stage in 1878 and was hanged in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1879.

• “Clubfoot George” Lane - A shoemaker in Virginia City, Montana, Lane was thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. He was hanged by Montana Vigilantes on January 13, 1864 with Boone Helm.

• George Lane – A black outlaw member of the Christian Gang.

• Bill Lang - An outlaw in Arizona and New Mexico.

• Ruperto Lara - An outlaw, he participated in the killing of George Nesmith's family on August 17, 1882 in White Sands, New Mexico.

• Sostenes L'archeveque - An outlaw and immigrant from France, L'archeveque operated in the 1870s around West Texas and was later killed.

• Jesus Largo - An outlaw horse thief, he was lynched in August, 1877 outside Lincoln, New Mexico.

• Juan Largo - Led a gang of horse thieves around the Boquilla, New Mexico and was lynched in August, 1877.

• William "Billy" Larkin - See William Larkin Stiles

• John M. Larn (1849–1877) - Both an outlaw and lawman in Shackleford County, Texas, Larn got involved in a tough vigilante group called the Tin Hat Brigade, who eventually killed him.

• Charles Lattemer - A New Mexico criminal wanted for forgery in 1893.

• Bill Lawless - A cowboy and outlaw, he killed a man in McLennon County, Texas in 1870 and was later killed near Cameron, Texas.

• Ed Lawrence – Oklahoma outlaw who was in the Guthrie jail when Bob Doolin made his break. Lawrence fled to his father's home near Enid where he was re-captured

• William Ellsworth "Elza" Lay, aka: Elzy, William McGinnis (1862-1934) - He was captured and served seven years in prison. The last of the Wild Bunch, he died many years after his release.

• G.J. Layton – An alleged robber and killer, he was lynched by a vigilance committee on June 17, 1852, at Sonora, California.

• Juan Layton - A gunman, he killed Alejandro Maes on October 23, 1881, in Canoncito, New Mexico.

• William Leach (18??-1876) – Oklahoma outlaw, he robbed and killed his traveling companion, John Wadkins, on March 8, 1875, as they rode through the Cherokee Nation. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 21, 1876.

• B.B. Lee - An outlaw, he was killed by Joe Farr in 1868 at Hempstead, Texas.

• Clem Lee - An outlaw and the leader of a gang that robbed a Reno, Nevada stage, he was arrested in Virginia City.

• James Lee (18??-1885) - An outlaw, and member of the Lee Gang in the 1880s who operated in Indian Territory and Cooke County, Texas. He and his brother Pink were killed on December 7, 1885 by a posse led by Heck Thomas and Jim Taylor near Dexter, Texas.

• Mitch Lee - An outlaw and member of the Kit Joy gang, he was killed by Deputy Sheriff T.L. Hall on March 13, 1884.

• Pink Lee (18??-1885) - An outlaw, and member of the Lee Gang in the 1880s who operated in Indian Territory and Cooke County, Texas. He and his brother Jaens  were killed on December 7, 1885 by a posse led by Heck Thomas and Jim Taylor near Dexter, Texas. 

• Robert E. Lee - An outlaw and cousin of Harvey Logan, he was a member of the Curry Gang and the Wild Bunch. After he robbed a train in Wyoming on June 2, 1899, he was arrested, imprisoned, and released in February, 1907.

• Robert E. Lee - An outlaw, he was involved in reconstruction troubles in North Texas after the Civil War. After several confrontations with federal authorities and soldiers, he was killed in ambush in Hopkins County on June 26, 1869.

• William “Butch” Leland - An outlaw and rustler in New Mexico, he was killed by A.J. Fountain's militia in March 1888.

• Dan Lemons - A rustler and outlaw who was arrested in March 1880 at Lincoln County, New Mexico.

• Antonio Lenta - An outlaw aligned with the Clantons, he and served time for killing Hop Lee in 1891.

• Bill Leonard (18??-1881) - An outlaw and stage robber in Arizona, he was killed by the Heslett brothers in June, 1881.

• Billy Leroy - An outlaw, he robbed stages and was lynched in 1881.

• Nashville “Buckskin Frank” Franklin Leslie - A deadly gunman in Arizona, he killed ten to thirteen men including Mike Killeen and Billy Claiborne in 1881, and claimed he killed John Ringo.

• Nashville Franklin "Buckskin Frank" Leslie (1842-1925?) - A friend to the Earps in Tombstone, Arizona and deadly gunmanhe killed ten to thirteen men including Mike Killeen and Billy Claibourne in 1881, and claimed he killed Johnny Ringo. He served eight years in Yuma prison for murder in. 1889.By 1922, he had disappeared from any records and his place and time of death are unknown.

• Alexander Lewis – An Oklahoma train robber, he was captured and sentenced to hang. However, upon appeal, he was acquitted.  He was thought by Heck Thomas to be "Captain Jack"

• Bill Lewis - An outlaw, he stole horses in Parker County, Texas in 1881, and was imprisoned for life for robbing the U.S. Mail.

• Elmer Lewis, aka: Slaughter Kid; Mysterious Kid - An outlaw, he robbed the bank at Wichita Falls, Texas with Foster Crawford. He was arrested by Marshal W.D. McDonald and hanged by a mob.

• Ernest White Lewis – A train robber in Indian Territory and a wanted murderer in both the State of Washington and the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, he was captured by Heck Thomas. When he escaped, he was killed by Constable Pussyfoot Johnson.

• Jim Lewis, aka: Arizona Bill - An outlaw, he attempted to "run the town" of Crested Butte, Colorado, and was killed by Marshal Hatch on September 30, 1881.

• Marino Leyba - An outlaw, he led a gang of horse thieves and robbers who killed Colonel Charles Potter and was killed in Golden, Colorado.

• Lee Lian – An Oklahoma outlaw, he was in jail at Guthrie, when Bob Doolin made his escape. He was later re-captured by Heck Thomas.

• James Andrew "Dick" Liddel (1852-1901) - An outlaw who robbed with Kit Dalton and the James Gang, he turned himself in to Sheriff Timberlake after Jesse James was killed. After serving several years in prison, he died a natural death in 1901.

• Zachary Light - A gunman and one of the best shots in Mason County, Texas, Light shot and wounded "Judge" Adams. He was later killed by Les Dow in Seven Rivers, New Mexico, when he  attempted to rob him.

• Del Lockhart - A New Mexico outlaw, he was lynched in October 1881.

• Harvey Alexander Logan, aka: Kid Curry (1865-1904) - A cowboy and rustler, he participated in many Wild Bunch train robberies. He later joined the Black Jack Ketchum Gang. After allegedly killing nine men, he was cornered by lawmen and killed himself rather than be arrested.

• Lonie Logan (1871-1900) - An outlaw member of the Wild Bunch, and brother of Harvey Logan, he was killed by a posse in February, 1900 in Missouri.

• William Logwood - A gunman, he shot and killed Juan Chavez y Pino on July 11, 1882 in the Nogal Mountains of New Mexico.

• John Long - An outlaw, he was wanted for killing Marshal George Wellman in 1892 in Johnson County, Wyoming.

• Bill Longley; Wild Bill (1851-1878)

• "Big" Steve Long (18??-1868) - Known mostly as a professional gunman, Long also was a lawman and an outlaw. When outlawry became his main objective in 1868, he was lynched, along with two other men, by a vigilante mob in Laramie City, Wyoming on October 28, 1868

• William Preston Longley, aka: Wild Bill, Rattling Bill, Tom Jones, Jim Patteson, Jim Webb, Bill Black, Bill Henry, Bill Jackson (1851-1878) - Texas outlaw Bill Longley was from a respectable family, but his hot temper, his fondness for liquor, and unsettled conditions during reconstruction led him to become one of the most daring gunfighters of his day. He is said to have killed 32 persons before he was captured and hanged on October 11, 1878.

• Harry Longabaugh "Sundance Kid" (1863-1911?)

• James Lowe, aka: James West - An outlaw and horse thief, he was lynched in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on February 7, 1886.

• Christopher Lowry - A road agent in Montana and thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. He was hanged by Montana Vigilantes. 

• Elmer "Chicken" Lucas – Outlaw member of the Bill Cook Gang. After an Oklahoma bank robbery, he was captured and received a fifteen-year sentence in Detroit's federal prison.

• Cecilio Lucero - Outlaw member of Vicente Silva's White Caps Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico. After killing Benizno Martinez and Juan Gallegos, he was lynched.

• Francisco Lucero - An outlaw, he was jailed in 1891 in Clayton, New Mexico.

• Quinia Lucero - An outlaw, he shot and killed Jose A. Samora on April 20, 1884, in Wallace, New Mexico.

• Sostenes Lucero - Outlaw member of Vicente Silva's White Caps Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico. With Juan Romero, he shot and killed gang member Antonio Rael.

• Tomas Lucero - Outlaw member of Vicente Silva's White Caps Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He died in the 1940s.

• Charles Luttrell - An outlaw, he killed a witness to Sam Sparks's murder in Lee County, Texas in 1880 and fled to Denison. Captured in 1893, he was hanged after attempting escape several times.

• Hayes Lyons (18??-1864) - A telegraph man in Montana, Hunter was thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. He was first banished from the area before being later hanged by Montana Vigilantes on January 14, 1864.

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