Should a prize ever be given for the least written-about gunman in history, the award will probably almost always go to John Selman. Other killers like Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin and the notorious Wild Bill Hicok have captured the fancy of numerous biographers. Unlike many other killers he was not an exhibitionist. He did not want to become well known. Selman's avoidance of the limelight, his shunning of publicity and his retreat to the shadows during his moments of climactic activity, have all contributed to a researcher's nightmare.
