Yes, Clanton and McLaury sites are on the web and continue to claim the Earps murdered their ancestors. They also claim that the Earps held up the stagecoach as seen in the movie Tombstone which actually depicted the Cowboys of doing such. No one is really sure who was responsible.
But like the (2) books I suggest, why would the Earps who were for law and order rob a stagecoach? Sheesh, they were making money in Tombstone with their saloons and gambling (a legitimate endeavor then).
The Earps went before a territory judge for that and were also exonerated. Just what you would think hoodlums would do as in Baltimore...point the finger at others.
Thank you for talking with me about this. The other western sagas I've always been interested in is Bill Hickock's life and the Lincoln County war in New Mexico as protrayed in the movie, "Young Guns". Billy The Kid was involved in that as a protege of John Tunstall (sp) amongst other young "Regulators" as they called themselves. The "kid" didn't turn killer until his benefactor, John Tunstall (sp?) was killed in that commerce war. Still, not good on Billy.
And Billy the Kid is another fascination of mine;)