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TIL there was a heavily religious outlaw named Deacon Jim who lived as a hitman being contracted to kill at least 12 people until eventually he killed an ex-Deputy Marshall, but since he was most likely going to be acquitted for the murder he ended up getting lynched by the angry townsfolk.

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