Prime Crime: Solved Murders - Introducing Bass Reeves: No Master But Duty

Episode Date: February 22, 2023

Over the next four weeks, Carter and Wenndy are handing over the reins to Darnell Ishmel, guest host of a four-part miniseries exploring the exploits of a legendary figure of the Wild West. The man widely believed to have inspired the Lone Ranger… Who was born into slavery and became one of America’s most revered lawmen. His name was Bass Reeves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a story out there you probably haven't heard. Bass took his Winchester rifle with one shot, broke this man's neck at a quarter of a mile. And when he told me that, she was when I'm down my spine. It's a crime story, a detective story. This person had gotten shot. There was blood in the ground. The ground was so dry that the blood had soaked into the cracks. The story of a man who began his life in bondage.

He took his freedom by force and fled into the wilderness. The Indian territory, you could lose your life over your hatch, your horse, your saddle, the girlfriend, anything. He became a fugitive, a warrior, and ultimately one of the most prolific lawmen in American history. And that's just the beginning. I'm Darnell Ishmael. Join me on a journey deep into the Old West. No master but duty reveals the untold true story of Deputy U.S. Mars Rees. By the end of his career, he had rested over 3,000 men in one minute.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15, 16 gun battles, never been wounded, arrested his own son. Follow Solved Murders to catch the special four-part series. Listen for free. Only on Spotify.