Tuesday, January 6, 2009

In search of the real Tom Horn

Baylie Davis and Becky Orr report in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle that The History Channel's Conor McCarthy is in Cheyenne this week filming a documentary on the infamous stock detective Tom Horn.

The episode on Horn is expected to air this spring, although that could change, McCarthy said. It will feature re-creations and interviews in typical documentary style, McCarthy added, and the issue of Horn's guilt or innocence cannot be avoided.

"He's the most controversial figure in Wyoming history," Chip Carlson, a local author and expert on Horn, said.

Read the entire article at http://www.wyomingnews.com/