Date | March 13, 1912 |
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Location | Near Sanderson, Texas, USA |
Also known as | Sanderson Train Robbery |
Participants | Ben Kilpatrick |
Deaths | 2 |
The Baxter's Curve Train Robbery, also known as the Sanderson Train Robbery, occurred in 1912 near the town of Sanderson, Texas. Ben Kilpatrick and his partner, Ole Hobek, attempted to rob a Southern Pacific express car, but they were stopped by one of their hostages, David A. Trousdale, who managed to kill both of the bandits.[1]