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The Stockgrower's Bank Robbery: 40 years ago today

WORLAND – Gary Hailfinger arrived in Worland in the fall of 1976, stepping off a Greyhound bus and taking up residence at the Washakie Hotel, with only a few items in his possession, and a virtual stranger to the inhabitants of the small northern Wyoming town.

A Vietnam War veteran originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Hailfinger made only a small impression during his month-long stay in Worland. Hot...