About the Author

West Gilbreath is a career law enforcement officer with more than thirty years of experience. West first began his career with the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department, Las Cruces, New Mexico as a deputy patrolman. In 2001, West retired as the lieutenant, and commander over the Criminal Investigations Division. He and wife Sabrina moved to North Texas to start second careers, and they reside near Denton. West joined the University of North Texas Police Department in Denton, and is the captain over the Criminal Investigations of that law enforcement agency and has been crossed commissioned a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal. West is a graduate of the New Mexico State Law Enforcement Academy, Santa Fe, the F.B.I. National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, and the National Forensic Academy, University of Tennessee, at Knoxville. He holds a Texas Master Peace Officer license and is a Police Instructor. When not researching lawmen and outlaws of the Old West, West is an avid law enforcement badge collector who collects New Mexico and Texas sheriff badges and other law enforcement and Old West memorabilia. His first book, Death on the Gallows, published by High Lonesome Press, detailed the men and women executed by hanging in New Mexico from 1847 - 1923.