http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1902-07-13/ed-1/seq-12/;words=James+Jess+Jesses+JAMES+Jessww 

Femur bones, the longest and thickest bones of the human skeleton, extending from the pelvis to the knee, were found by Prof. James E. Starrs and his exhumation team in the grave marked as that of Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Missouri's Mt. Olivet Cemetery, fully expose the 1995 DNA results as being totally fraudulent, at least in Duke's opinion it does. See photos of the exhumation, including the femur bones :

http://mredjessegrave.blogspot.com/

Whose grave did Prof. Starrs exhume and whose DNA is he touting as being that of Jesse James?

The Jesse James death mystery continues...

November 2, 2010 - The following picture provides definitive proof that Betty Dorsett Duke's great-grandfather one of Quantrill's Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War, and was not James L. Courtney the Union soldier as he pretended to be:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/Zeke1/messages/?msg=468.1

October 7, 2009 - On August 25, 2009 I was delighted to receive an email from my cousin Eldon Courtney, not only because I had never had the pleasure of meeting him before, but because of what he had to say. Please read the following excerpt from his message:

"Hi Betty, my name is Eldon Courtney, eldest brother to Max Courtney, but I agree with you wholly as does most of my family."

Max Courtney is one of my most adamant detractors.

February 27, 2009 - The JAMES, WHITSETT, & ANDRUSS CONNECTION, click here to read. 

February 7, 2009 - This letter is displayed on Eric James' Stray Leaves website in an attempt to discredit me and my family story, but it actually provided new evidence that helps prove James L. Courtney was Jesse James.

October 28, 2006- Betty Duke was featured in the recent Wild West magazine in the editorial section, "The Never-Ending Death of Outlaw Jesse James." Click here to view the section.

I'll use this area to give you a quick idea of what has been added to this site, so check back often!

January 2, 2005- The webmaster for this Website's nephew went as Jesse James for Halloween. See picture below. He doesn't look too happy about Betty's book being taken from him. Click image for larger view.

April 14, 2004- I participated in a shoot for Mystery Hunters that will air on Discovery Kids in America in October.

Mystery Hunters is a television show in which two young intrepid investigative reporters and a venerable if sometimes overzealous stage magician search for answers to some of the greatest mysteries on earth and beyond.

Mystery Hunters is seen in the United States, the United Kingdom, India and in Canada for Discovery Kids and YTV.

August 11, 2003 - Information posted on how to help celebrate the 156th birthday of Jesse James in St. Joseph Missouri.

July 22, 2003 - Article form the Sun-News of the Northland, Missouri. Controversy Arises During James Family Farm Reunion. New developments in the search for the real Jesse James.

June 9, 2003 - Link added to the Gunfighters.com Web site.

June 6, 2003 - Investigating History, "The Mystery of Jesse James", Kurtis Productions

May 5, 2003 - Recommendation from author and Civil War researcher John Collier

April 20, 2003 - Letters to the Editor from the April, 2003 issue of Wild West Magazine

April 20, 2003 - Letter from James Ross offering an opposing opinion

January 15, 2001 - This Week In History April 2 - 8, The History Channel