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Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr (February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889, known as Belle Starr) was an Americanoutlaw. She knew Jesse James, the Younger brothers, and other criminals and outlaws.

She was convicted of stealing horses in 1883. She was sent to prison. In 1889, she was ambushed in Oklahoma. She died of shotgun wounds.

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No one knows who killed her.

Early life

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Belle Starr was born as Myra Maybelle Shirley on her father's farm near Carthage, Missouri. Her family called her May. Her father was John Shirley.^[1] Her mother was Eliza Pennington.

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In the 1860s, Starr's father sold the farm. He moved his family to Carthage.

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There he bought an inn and livery stable on the town square. May Shirley received a classical education. She also learned to play the piano. She graduated from Missouri's Carthage Female Academy.^[2]

American Civil War

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The Union army attacked Car