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Nashville Franklyn Leslie | |
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 Nashville Franklyn "Buckskin Frank" Leslie | |
| Born | March 18, 1842 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | Unknown (after January 27, 1920) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation(s) | U.S. Army scout, gambler, miner, rancher, gunfighter |
| Known for | Killing Mike Killeen and Billy Claiborne |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Criminal status | Pardoned in 1896 |
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| Conviction(s) | Murder of Molly Edwards |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years |
Buckskin Franklyn Leslie (March 18, 1842 – after 1920) was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, gunfighter, and con-man. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket. He became well-known in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two men in self-defense. He married the widow of one of his victims eight days after killing her husband. Following their divorce, Leslie later shot and killed a woman he lived with at his ranch while drunk and in a fit of jealousy. He was sentenced to life in prison, but only served six years before he was pardoned. He was last listed in the U.S. Federal Census on January 27, 1920 in Sausalito, California. No public records of him have been found after this date, and it is not known when he died.