Sam Bass (outlaw)

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Samuel Bass (July 21, 1851 – July 21, 1878) was a 19th-century American train robber, outlaw, and outlaw gang leader. Notably, he led a gang of six that robbed a Union Pacific train in Nebraska in September 1877, stealing $60,000 ($1.81 million in 2025) worth of gold. To date, this is the biggest train robbery to have been committed in the USA. He died as a result of wounds sustained in a gun battle with law enforcement officers.

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