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Jack Dunlap

Outlaw and member of the Cowboys.

minor

Also known as Jack, Three-fingered Jack

First appearance: tombstone

Jack Dunlap shows up with force in Hands Up!. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Three-fingered Jack; shot by Jeff Milton during the train robbery, later died from his wounds and confessed to the Cochise train robbery.
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JRJohn RingoJBJohn BehanJHJim HughesPOPat O'DayJMJeff MiltonJDJack Dunlap

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  • Key Tombstone Figures
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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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