The show, which airs at 8 p.m. CST on the History Channel, suggests James hid the stolen money in various locations and used it to finance exploits of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a forebear of the Ku Klux Klan.
"This was an arm of the Confederate secret service," Pastore said. "They were trying to resurrect the South."
Pastore led hunts for the hidden loot, deciphering "code glyphs" in caves and canyons for clues. He's not saying whether he found any of that money until after the show airs.
He also hopes the documentary will demonstrate conclusively that the man Robert Ford shot in 1882 in a rented home in St. Joseph, Mo., was not Jesse James.
"My biggest hope is that we finally break this shroud of secrecy that Jesse James faked his death," Pastore said. "It's just really blatantly obvious that it was a ruse."
Pastore said the man shot in the back of the head that day was a first cousin of James.
Pastore dismisses a 1995 History Channel documentary on James hosted by Bill Kurtis, which reported DNA evidence did not support the theory that the outlaw faked his death.
That program "ignored a lot of the forensic evidence that we put forward," Pastore said.
The new History Channel documentary will also air at midnight Tuesday and 5 p.m. Saturday.
Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.
wow!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDamn this man is a Legend ...
ReplyDeleteJesse James is a Legend like so many outlaws and bandits of his time. I alot of the times wish we could go back and to how things were then.
ReplyDeleteMelissa Harrison.
i acctually know the real answer. he's my 8th cousin. but i can never tell. its a family secret.
ReplyDeletecooooooooool!
ReplyDeletehe dosent look like jesse james.
ReplyDeletethis is cool
ReplyDeleteJesse James looked like Brad Pitt
ReplyDeleteWho ever that is on ice ... what a way to live out history.
ReplyDeletei am related to jesse james as well, he is my grampa's dad's cousin !
ReplyDeletewell at least he was until he was shot
ReplyDeleteHey 8th cousin go F--K yourself. If you have to say s--t like that to make yourself feel good. You need more than a B.S. story. YOU NEED TO GET A FKNG LIFE.
ReplyDeleteI am related to him on my moms side! lol
ReplyDeleteAnd i got his journal with him writing in it everyday so go F**K your dog!
The man was a legend..let him remain just that
ReplyDeleteThe way some of you talk shows that you've got to be related. but i didn't know you had access to a computer in prison....
ReplyDeleteif any body new what hapend to the man they would tell so they might get some money.
ReplyDeleteI believe James was shot by Ford. To believe what Pastore says you must believe that James left his wife and children to struggle in poverty as they did. He would not have done that. Many people who knew him in life ID'd him in death. To believe the survival theorists you must believe that hundreds of people were involved. The trained historian leaves all knowledge open-ended so if convincing proof is offered I may change my opinion. The death photos do indeed look like Jesse, bullet wounds are in the right location.
ReplyDeleteI wish Jesse was alive today as he only robbed banks, not the poor people. Hell, I'd give him an AK-47 and send him over to my mortgage lender! GO JESSE!!! Rest in Peace Jesse!
ReplyDeleteyea, jessie is alive, his spirit roaming through mo, ky, & va
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool and i wish i could say i beleive Jesse James faked his death and live out the rest of his life, i dont think that was the case.He was shot while his back was turned by a coward who he thought was his freind, but he underestimated Robert Ford when he should have shot him in the head!!!....R.I.P Jesse
ReplyDeleteElvis Presley Faked his death
ReplyDeleteFor the record, i am the only person on the planet not related to Jesse James.
ReplyDelete... but i did sleep at a Red Roof Inn last night.
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