Laura Wright

The History of Bad Men Laura Wright

*Contains previously unpublished photographs!*
Kinnie Wagner was the last of the true "Appalachian outlaws." From circus worker, to infamous "cop killer," the myths surrounding Wagner are as colorful and imaginative as with any mobster. Wagner's life, however, was anything, but romantic.
From one brutal extreme to the next, Wagner was usually without friends, and surrounded by abject poverty. His one advantage was an uncanny ability to escape imprisonment, and evade authorities. When the authorities had ulterior motives, and it seemed like the conspiracies crossed many states, he did the only thing he could. He ran