William King Hale
publication date: Thursday, December 7, 2023 (part of December 2023)
category: Crime
clue: He spilled Osage blood for the rights to their land, as portrayed by Robert De Niro. Who's the king?
explanation: Hale was convicted of murder for his part in the Osage Indian murders of the 1920s, as dramatized in Killers of the Flower Moon. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky