Osage murders (1920s)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Reign_of_Terror
gptkb:Osage_Indian_murders
gptkbp:author gptkb:David_Grann
gptkbp:category 20th-century murders in the United States
Crimes against Native Americans
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance subject of books
subject of films
gptkbp:endDate 1926
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Osage murders (1920s)
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:location gptkb:Osage_County,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:motive acquire oil headrights
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Mollie_Burkhart's_family
gptkb:Anna_Brown
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:William_Hale
white settlers
gptkbp:relatedTo racial violence in the United States
Osage Nation wealth
oil boom in Osage County
gptkbp:resultedIn federal investigation
convictions of William Hale and accomplices
gptkbp:significance highlighted exploitation of Native Americans
led to reforms in federal law enforcement
gptkbp:startDate 1921
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_(book)
gptkb:Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_(film)
gptkbp:victim at least 24
Osage Nation members
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Osage_Indian_Reservation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7