James Brown Miller also known as "Killin' Jim", "Killer Miller" and "Deacon Jim", was an American

United States

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 outlaw

Outlaw

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 and assassin

Assassination

To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...

 of the American Old West

American Old West

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 credited with 12 kills during gunfights - perhaps the most of his era.. Miller was referred to by the alias Deacon Jim by some because he regularly attended the Methodist Church, he did not smoke or drink. He was lynched

Lynching

Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is related to other means of social control that...

 by a mob of angry citizens because of his assassination of a former Deputy U.S.