A Death That Exposed the Brutality of the American West
The Stories Your City Forgot by Justin Mattson
Jan 17, 2026
32:34
Episode notes
The "no good" scoundrel Bill Dowdle met an untimely fate after getting out of a Boise prison. Now, Professor Justin Vipperman is here to explain whether the man deserved the reputation.
Keywords
The Stories Your City Forgot
Outlaw
Wild West
One-on-One
Interview
Historian
Southern Idaho
History
Justin Vipperman
Western United States History
Idaho History
Outlaw History.
SYCF
College of Southern Idaho
Bill Dowdle
What place this episode is about
State