CRIME: Black Bart the Outlaw Poet
June 12, 2026
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Episode 75 · June 12, 2026
CRIME: Black Bart the Outlaw Poet
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<p>In 1875, a mild-mannered Civil War veteran named Charles Boles began robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches across Northern California. He was always polite, never harmed passengers, and occasionally left handwritten poems behind. In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa Richardson traces how Boles built a double life as a San Francisco socialite while becoming the West's most wanted highway bandit. After 28 robberies and years of near misses, a single laundry mark would unravel everything. And yet, his ultimate fate remains unsolved to this day.</p><p>Head over to our Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes YouTube channel to WATCH our video episodes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@Conspiracytheoriescultscrimes</a></p><p>If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes to never miss a case! To hear episodes ad-free and released a day early, subscribe to Crime House+. Join at<a href="http://crimehouseplus.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> crimehouseplus.com</a> or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.</p><p>🎧 Need More to Binge? </p><p>Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts!</p><p>Follow me on Social</p><ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Crimehouse</a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Crimehouse</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@crimehousestudios</a></li><li>X: <a href="https://x.com/crimehousemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@crimehousemedia</a></li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@crimehousestudios</a></li></ul>