Crimes
Belle was only tried and found guilty once, for two counts of stealing horses and robbery with her husband Sam Starr. Belle and Sam were sentenced a year in prison but only served nine months and then were released. Some crimes she participated in were stealing horses, rustling cattle, and robberies. She accompanied her husbands for most crimes and worked in gangs such as the James-Younger Gang. Most specific crimes are not know or are myth because she kept her life secretive. Her life as a western outlaw led to her death in 1889, when she was only 41.