Last time, we experienced the wild rise of Tascosa, the frontier town that became the hub of lawlessness in the Texas Panhandle. Now, in part two, we see Tascosa at its peak, and the random violence that helped to fill Boothill Cemetery, concluding in a dramatic shootout that took more lives than even the O.K. Corral. Finally, the drastic collapse of this boom town and why you won't even find it on a map anymore.

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Credits:

• Writer: Jody L. Slaughter
• Producer: Jody L. Slaughter
• Editor: Jody L. Slaughter
• Engineer: Jody L. Slaughter