Brazen Bill

Brazen Bill
Updated information on stagecoach robber William Whitney Brazelton
Many photos courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society
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[@ArizonaGhostriders]

The thumbs down are embittered folks who's ancestors were robbed by Brazelton.

[@alvinsanchez967]

I'm thinking it's some relatives of his.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Maybe!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@Tim Mentzer Hmmm...I'll remember that. Thanks.

[@551taylor]

The only thing not to like is the pesky adverts that interrupt the narative.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@551taylor Well, have no control over them, John. That's YouTUbe. Sure hope you don't give me a thumbs down because of something I have no control over!

[@jesupcolt]

"And here I am again!" You gotta hand it to Bill, his timing was perfect.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

He was sure confident in himself.

[@NGMonocrom]

For the sake of those homeowners, let's hope none of them watch this video. Loved it though. Great job, Santee.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

They all know. I bet they have ghosts running around their houses all the time!

[@51WCDodge]

@@ArizonaGhostriders What do you do if the negibours start banging on the floor because of the noise? Go very quiet!

[@jackthunderbolt4307]

811 call before you dig

[@jordanhicks5131]

Lol, find a skull while gardening, make it a new Halloween decoration!

[@51WCDodge]

@@jordanhicks5131 I lived in a cottage once that bordered the local graveyard. Someone asked me 'Hows the neighbours? , not knowing I replied dead straight face 'Well very quiet, but if they come to me with a problem I will definitley take it seriously'. My friends were rolling on the floor. :-)

[@ScarletRebel96]

Bill buried under someones house?? Dang that house should be worth millions because of that little fact

[@51WCDodge]

In United Kingdom it's Oh Crap, that means all the archeologists and no building beacuse of some Bloody Old Roman!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah...but every once in awhile they find some royalty.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

If you could prove he's under there.

[@51WCDodge]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Shout 'THE STAGE IS COMIN IN!' and see where the ground starts rising up?

[@Shot4ShotPhoto]

I always love these videos. They have ignited a passion for the west within me which cannot be extinguished. Thanks, Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you like them!

[@Not_An_Alien]

I loved the cameo by Ian McCollum!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

HA. Yeah, Jaime does bear a resemblance, eh?

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

When you get a banjo player with soul it’s a beautiful and powerful thing. Goosies then entire time. Thanks Santee.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Couldn't agree more! I am so honored Doc made it for us.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Arizona Ghostriders Very nice.

[@marcosaraiva9205]

" And here I'm again" like a bad penny! Great update on Bill Brazen criminal life story and this stuff is what the old west is about 😊 have a great weekend.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You too.

[@marcosaraiva9205]

@@ArizonaGhostriders hey Santee make one about Mickay Free thanks

[@snekops5101]

Fine way to start off a Saturday. Love it 👍🏻.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@ScarletRebel96]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Santee your videos are our saturday morning cartoons and yes i mean that in a good way

[@borayt7162]

H.i.P Haunt in Peace Bill 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Enjoy.

[@RavenHawkCoins]

You kick butt brother Santee! Love the channel! Great vid again.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Hope all is well!

[@ericruss4189]

A great way to start off my day to day. Thanks for the new info on Bill. I always enjoy your videos Santee. You need to look into doing a movie about Bill. You could play him.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It could work. Except Bill was about 26. I'm 53!

[@homersreluctantodyssey2508]

it wouldn't be a Saturday without an AZ ghostriders video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@ObjectHistory]

That was a special one! Loved the music, research, location identification... everything.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Many thanks!

[@debbiekerr3989]

Thank for the update on Bill, and I really hope he stops stealing your whiskey.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

He...won't...stop.

[@baydonwood-rich7410]

Bill Brazelton, great at robbing stagecoaches, terrible at dodging bullets

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes!!!

[@lightweight1974]

IDK, you'd be terrible at dodging bullets if someone was waiting in ambush.

[@Rollin_L]

He should have taken lessons from Wyatt Earp...

[@LionquestFitness]

Hmmm - remember Leonard Nimoy's In Search Of? Western legends, buried gold, outlaw hangouts, the Barbary Coast...story after story, they all cry out for the telling. Could be a new chapter for the Ghost Riders. BTW - I like the longer episodes.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I'll look into that. It took me the better part of two weeks for that edit. It's hard to make them longer when I don't have a lot of footage (which I usually don't). Maybe one day....

[@richiec7602]

Hey, Santee. Sounds like a good movie plot: “The Life and Times of Bill Brazelton”.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah. Maybe one day...

[@brianfuller7691]

Thanks for the Brazelton info. Arizona history is fascinating.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@cavtroopermunoz]

Oh that was good including viewers. Thanks Santee and guests.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

Hmmmm, the guns of Bill Brazelton. You got any more info on what Willie was wielding? Another great video Santee, just the way I like to start my Saturdays.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

SAAs. 2 Cavalry models, from what I hear. Wish we could find them. Probably sitting in a museum and they don't know what they have.

[@Cowboy_Chimp]

Hey Santee! Could you do a video about the different regions/climates of the frontier and what it was like to live in them?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks for the idea! Yes

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

Nebraska's easy. If ya don't like the weather, wait five minutes.

[@jerseyred9554]

Another awesome video. Just keeps getting better and better especially when Eddie Perez is in the picture. One of these days fellas one of these days

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yep, one day, Red.

[@peterv1318]

855pm east cost time, just watching Arizona Ghost Riders episode about brazen bill, LOVED IT!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT CONTENT LIKE ALWAYS!!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@WhaToCook]

😲😲😲 Bill was a scammer 😲😲😲 Very entertaining episode Santee And it's YOUR show!!😉😉🤣🤣🤣

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

RIGHT!!!?!?!?!?! Thank you!

[@youroneblackfriend6321]

Everybody gangsta until Bill actually comes back with the rest of his troop.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes

[@Threewolfs-]

Another Great show, THANKS (and R.I.P Bill) 🤙🏼👍🏼🇺🇸❤️🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

👍🏼❤️🤠 Thank you!

[@Heathershusbandbear]

Good job another excellent one. I always look forward too Saturday morning

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awesome, thank you!

[@nealmaxwell790]

Ya know who I could see playing Brazen Bill? Christian Bale

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes. Good choice. He's getting up there a bit, but he could do it.

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Another great episode! My wife and I really enjoyed it. JT

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Number6_]

Always entertaining and includes those who didn't make it into popular history.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@ThemissouriTraveler]

Always wondered about Bill's final demise. Thank you!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You bet!

[@um5785]

Imagine law enforcement not giving a suspect a chance to surrender sounds like some contemporary law enforcement here in Phoenix and elsewhere

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

In some instances, I agree with them.

[@DarrenBurch]

Excellent stuff. I liked hearing about Brazen Bill. :D Thank you. The best KZbin channel ever

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Mighty nice of you to say, Darren!

[@terrorcop101]

Given your track record, I'm surprised it wasn't you that got hit, Santee. Great job as usual; keep up the good work.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Someone had to do the talking!

[@pikeywyatt]

another good one Thank's Santee .love from the UK..

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bigbill2444]

Outstanding! Thanks!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@griff6985]

One of your best, Santee! Thanks!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you liked it!

[@Bucklerbjorn]

Love your videos Santee - it brightens up my saturdays :)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Wow, thank you!

[@AdaM48state]

Awesome Santee that was a fantastic episode. Keep up the great work!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks a ton!

[@UrbanKiwiana]

Good evening Santee you 3 guys did a brilliant job on finding the locations really shows how cities have expanded,. Awesome back story another really super enjoyable bit of history 🙂👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it. It was a lot of research.

[@cdantzer4984]

Great update on bill. Like the longer vidoes,more time for info. Keep up the good work!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks 👍

[@mickcochran3628]

Love your videos Pard!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@WhatTheParanormal]

This was awesome loved it!!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you liked it!! It was fun to make.

[@bradprather6749]

Thank you, it's so cool that you take time to do these, and that many of us are still into Western history.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Thanks for the history lesson about Brazen Bill , Santee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome!

[@jeff9104]

Great stuff Santee, 8 minute video got to be some sort of record !.........thanks

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It helps when I have a lot of footage!

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

That was awesome! But seriously, great information. Can't wait for Old Tucson to open back up. Thank you very much for keeping such history alive.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You bet! Me too!

[@handlebarslim78]

Hey pard I appreciate you and your videos.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you like them!

[@cleondubois1270]

Another presentation of epic proportion thanks to Doc, TV, movies and Broadway...They laughed.. They cried....They gurgitated....They regurgitated....In the end, a definite "Thumbs Up" was awarded .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks. LOL!

[@jeffdunn7474]

Another great video!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks again!

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Good morning Santee!! Have been looking forward to another video upload!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Good morning! Enjoy.

[@ponydiehl8775]

A lot of research went into this! Fantastic info.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated!

[@lloydgaroutte7664]

Another great video! Thanks Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lloydgaroutte7664]

I have enjoyed them all!

[@RobotCowbqy]

Howdy, great video, Hopefully I see you on down the trail.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I hope so too!

[@emeraldpickaxe8935]

That was the most dramatic origin story I have ever seen

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks. It was pretty thoroughly researched.

[@davidmartinez101]

Jaime looks like he just stepped out of the Wild West. Well done would love to see more like this.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@tommyrussell8223]

Always excellent. Best KZbin period.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@justinweaver8787]

I love ur videos Santee hope everything is going well for you and your family thank you for all you do.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I appreciate that

[@justinweaver8787]

@@ArizonaGhostriders I appreciate you sir.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@justinweaver8787 And I you, Justin!

[@glennevitt5250]

Man Santee Thanks for the information and always Great Video 😎🤙

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You bet

[@trindalambert2897]

Great historic video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@timsears951]

been watching these episodes for quite awhile now ...very interesting , entertaining & informative ...

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@timsears951]

@@ArizonaGhostriders you are welcome ...also I should have point out how well done these episodes are done as well...

[@kenm8376]

Santee, have you ever done a video on the role that the Colt 1877 played in the old west? I just bought one of Colt's 1877 revolvers in 38 Colt. Also, most folks don't know that Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio used to be a lot bigger. It had a large cemetery around it. After the war of northern aggression ended and the POW camp closed houses were built on the graves of our soldiers. Most houses in that area have no basement or cellar for that reason.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Not yet, but I will.

[@maxkarasvirta5265]

I've been binging your videos today and was planning to research about Bracing Bill, I didn't know he was a real person. Really interesting video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@cooper5588]

Great episode santee👍👍👍👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@raysmith7543]

Great video Santee! You put a lot of really cool information in this one. Also, I really enjoyed Doc's back ground music.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awesome, thank you!

[@skydiverclassc2031]

I like the logo at 1:18. You guys have been around for awhile. I spent at least 1/2 hour after the video comparing your map with Google Maps to look at the changes there, which are many, of course. It was quite a detailed map for its time, I have to say. Always a good learning experience. Thanks for the upload!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you.

[@devinpetersen2387]

I always think of Highwayman by the highwayman when I hear of old Bill. Old west justice sure was swift.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes.

[@christ5469]

Awesome video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks!

[@CraftingWithFury]

You crack me up. Trying to catch up. Tfs. Diane 🦋

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks so much 🤠🤠

[@indiabravo109pohjanen4]

Awsome video!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@oldminer5387]

Great video Santee. No wonder Bill's a ghost, did't like being under someones house.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

My thoughts exactly

[@ralphperez4862]

Fun video. Loved it.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@midwesthistorycomesalive1895]

Great video Santee . Job well done !!!! BROVO

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you very much, Tyler!

[@midwesthistorycomesalive1895]

Your welcome Santee I'm ALWAYS waiting for new videos :)

[@led8541]

That was a great video Santee

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! Hope you are still healing up, Led.

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Great video!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

very cool

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@williamshafer1996]

Excellent work my friend!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you very much!

[@williamshafer1996]

@@ArizonaGhostriders there is something about your show that i love and cant get enough of. I love your sense of humor and devotion to details. Keep it up!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated!

[@Grizzlybike]

Love

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@OpieDogie]

Very interesting!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@MANC2311]

Love ya Bill RIP.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

👍🏼❤️🤠

[@annheong8111]

So good video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks

[@paulanthony872]

This is why I enjoy history so much. The ability to actually stand where certain people were and events occurred is great. My first experience like that was at the Alamo.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

The Alamo is such a humbling place. I mean, thanks to all the movies and drawings we know right where we are and who died there.

[@pamelabrida945]

Hi Santee! I never heard the story of Brazen Bill before. Interesting! May be when he told those folks he could eat a wagon wheel he was really talking about wagon wheel pasta! Thanks for another great video! Take care & God bless!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it HAHA!

[@joep4235]

thanks Eddie and Jaime for saving Cheese's reputation !!!! ha ha ha (btw: "we'll get you a band aid" ) :-) and its the first time I realized how much Indian agent John Clum looked like Ron Howard's younger brother Clint Howard....yikes !

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It's the first time I saw him without a hat, and you are so right!

[@leelucas7476]

Nice video Santee 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed

[@indigowolf556]

Well since I'm a latecomer to your Channel I never knew why you had that guy on there but now I know and it's really kind of interesting. And seeing that he's buried with his other outlaw pals I expect there are some strange goings on under those houses. 🤠🌵

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I bet there is some spooky stuff

[@leeblake3989]

A video on Bill Miner, the "Gentleman Bandit" would be great also.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Certainly.

[@RhettyforHistory]

It would be something to accidentally dig up some bones!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah!

[@LowCountryMack]

I bet old Bill, knowing in a flash that his time was up, 'that nobody's gonna remember me'. Little did he know, not only is his deeds and demise not forgotten but he would become part of the suburbs. Thanks Santee and May the haunting of old Bill continue.👻

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, Mack!

[@adrianopersichino3450]

Hi Santee, love your videos I was voundering if you could make a video on how outlaws used to rob train and stagecoach. Signed, a big fan

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes

[@maxxjaxx6874]

I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you. 62k was about 61k more than I ever expected to get!

[@debbiekerr3989]

He's right your channel does deserve to have more subscribers, and I tell my friends to check out your channel.

[@ponydiehl8775]

@@debbiekerr3989 yeah!!

[@fishbonez5670]

Excellent video. Its a shame I never researched the history of Tucson when I lived there as a youngman, May have to be something I do more of when I move to Phoenix later this year.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

There's always time.

[@aaronlopez3585]

Santee that was very entertaining, I wonder if when selling the property do the home owners have to make public the history of the property? Men I love the old west.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You know, I don't believe it's a law that they have to do that. However, there are signs that tell you it was once a cemetery. So...buyer beware. You might buy a haunted house.

[@joenieto5491]

Great video once again, awesome!!. Thanks for your hard and cool work Santee. Poor old Bill being buried without a headstone, cause that way no one knows where and would be impossible to go and pay him respect or leave him some flowers. Must say i would not be to keen in living there as i believe in ghosts and if i saw something move or heard bumps late at night inside my house while id be in bed, i most probably end up soiling my pijamas and moving out the very next day. Santee i dont know if you had previously mentioned it, but could you let me know how old Bill was when he started his life of crime and at what age was he shot to death?, also from where did Mr. Brazelton originate from?. I apologize if all this was mentioned before. Once again cheers for your cool hard work.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Bill died at age 26, presumably.

[@joenieto5491]

@@ArizonaGhostriders wow! He was still young, but I suppose that back then if You were an outlaw, your life expectancy wasn't that long. Thanks Santee.

[@alwynjones422]

Hello ghost riders! I've only just found your channel today! I'm really enjoying it! I must have watched thirty of your videos already! I was just wondering if anybody has commented on the similarity between Santee's voice and kermit the frog! No offence intended! Keep up the great videos! Very Very funny and interesting/informative! 👍👍👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Welcome aboard! Yes, it has been said. I do a Kermit the Frog impression. It's probably why they only gave me walk-on parts on the Guiding Light back in the 90s.

[@41_orizaferishpriyono99]

Hey santee ! Can you make a video on bare knuckle fighting in the old west . Or maybe a vid about bank robberies back then

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Both!

[@Jakki_G]

If Arizona has Bill, I would like to mention my homeland, Alabama has a famous gunslinger as well, ours is Billy The Kid

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Billy the Kid? Another one?

[@dennishein2812]

Hey, Bill was a good dancer there at the beginning of the video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

He's got some skills.

[@lukesams3349]

“I’m gonna enjoy this” *Bill spends the next ~100 years waiting for someone named Santee to make a KZbin channel*

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah and drink my whiskey