In the western 19th-century United States (i.e. The Wild West), how prevalent were dead-or-alive bounties? How did law enforcement deal with bounty hunters who brought in dead bounties that turned out not to be the right person? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

In the western 19th-century United States (i.e. The Wild West), how prevalent were dead-or-alive bounties? How did law enforcement deal with bounty hunters who brought in dead bounties that turned out not to be the right person?

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These answers to What would happen if a 'dead or alive' bounty Hunter killed the wrong person? and Were bounty hunters around in the 'Wild West' and were they similar to how pop culture portrays them? both written by u/kingconani might be interesting