Jim Miller (outlaw)
James Brown Miller (October 25, 1866 - April 19, 1909), also known as "Killin' Jim", "Killer Miller" and "Deacon Jim", was an American outlaw and assassin of the American Old West credited with 12 kills during gunfights - perhaps the most of his era. Miller was referred to by the alias Deacon Jim by some because he regularly attended the Methodist Church and he did not smoke or drink. He was lynched by a mob of angry citizens because of his assassination of a former Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Miller was married to the cousin of another famous old west outlaw, John Wesley Hardin.
Read more about Jim Miller (outlaw): Early Life, Pecos Lawman, Professional Assassin, Bobbitt Assassination, In Popular Culture
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