Jesse James has been mouldering in his grave for 111 years, but time has not diminished his legend, especially in this part of western Missouri he called home. America’s most celebrated outlaw ...

In the words of the popular 19th-century ballad “Jesse James, ” the infamous Missouri outlaw "was a man that was knowed through all the land. For Jesse, he was bold and bad and brave." And, to ...

Exhumation of outlaw’s grave in Missouri postponed ... who rode with Jesse James, is buried in the Miller family plot in Muddy Fork Cemetery in Kearney. The grave was to be exhumed on Oct. 8.

Some historians believe it's possible the outlaw faked his own death in 1882, although others believe James was killed by a fellow bandit who wanted to collect a $10,000 reward.