{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Johnny Ringo's Mysterious Fate","description":"The mysterious, oftentimes sullen gunfighter Johnny Ringo celebrated July 4th, 1882, by going on a bender. And judging by the liquor bottles stashed in his saddlebags he wasn\u2019t planning on the festivities ending any time soon. Few days later Ringo shows up at a ranch about 20 miles to the north and he\u2019s still drinking. Likewise even later when he runs into Cochise County Sheriff\u2019s deputy Billy Breakenridge. According to Billy it was barely past midday and Johnny was having trouble staying in the saddle. What happened next is a mystery, but the following day Johnny Ringo\u2019s lifeless body was discovered by a teamster; his feet wrapped in a torn shirt, his cartridge belt upside down, his horse gone, and a noticeable piece of his scalp missing, seemingly cut away with a knife. The official coroner\u2019s report would rule Johnny\u2019s death as self-inflicted but is that really what happened? Why would a veteran of so many battles choose to take his own life? And Where was his horse? Why was he barefoot? And who the hell cut off a piece of his hair? And while we\u2019re at it, who the hell was Johnny Ringo anyway, and could he really speak Latin?&amp;nbsp;  &quot;Eventus stultorum magister.&quot; &amp;nbsp; Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.wildwestextra.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Email me! https:\/\/www.wildwestextra.com\/contact\/ &amp;nbsp; Buy me a coffee! https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/wildwest &amp;nbsp; Huckleberry vs Hucklebearer \u2013 https:\/\/www.wildwestextra.com\/huckleberry-or-hucklebearer\/ &amp;nbsp; Crisis hotline \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=onebox &amp;nbsp; Free Newsletter!&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/wildwestjosh.substack.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https:\/\/intohistory.supercast.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Merchandise!  https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/wild-west-extravaganza &amp;nbsp; Book Recommendations!  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/wildwestextravaganza\/list\/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Wild West Extravaganza","author_url":"https:\/\/www.wildwestextra.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28180403\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/162159350"}