According to our research of Indiana and other state lists there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Ligonier, Indiana as of April 04, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in Ligonier to the number of sex offenders is 338 to 1. Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (24.7 miles , pop. 51,874).
On April 3, 1882, Jesse got a bullet in the back of the head. He died with few allies, but in later years the myth surrounding him grew so strong that it eventually crowded out the inconvenient truths of his own murderous life.
'I can see it happening, and I think it happened in St Joseph, Missouri-where Jesse died. You can see in the picture that he's in his late 30s and he didn't know Robert Ford all that well until near the end [of his life]. 'Jesse was all about trust and I think he gave the photograph to this family because he trusted us. He knew we were good people. 'I think Jesse was a good guy. OK yes, he killed people-and obviously that's not good nowadays-but back then he had to to care for his family and to make money. It was a different time.