On a cold February evening in 1896, prominent attorney Col. Albert 
Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry disappeared near 
the White Sands of New Mexico. The governor called in both the 
Pinkerton Agency and Pat Garrett, killer of Billy the Kid, to 
investigate. The evidence pointed at three men, former deputies 
William McNew, James Gililland, and Oliver Lee. These three men, 
however, were very close with powerful ex-judge, lawyer, and 
politician Albert B. Fall, said by some to be the mastermind behind 
the plot to kill Fountain.

    During the trial, Albert Fall defended the accused men. Missing 
witnesses plagued the prosecution, and armed supporters of the 
defendants packed the courtroom, intimidating others. The verdict: 
not guilty.

    The bodies of Albert Fountain and his young son Henry still lie in 
an unmarked grave, the location of which remains a mystery. Corey 
Recko tells for the first time the complete story of the Fountains and, 
through extensive research, reconstructs what really happened to 
them and who the likely killers were.

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COREY RECKO is an avid reader of history with extensive knowledge 
of late nineteenth-century New Mexico. His interest in the Fountain 
case led to six years of research and writing. He lives in Lakewood, 
Ohio.


Number Five: A. C. Greene Series


What people are saying about this book

"This is the 'ultimate' Pat Garrett/A.J. Fountain, West Texas/Southern 
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"This is the most comprehensive examination of all the evidence I've 
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