You will find parts of MIB CE5 and Carmen Sandiego in this geocache, with apologies to each.
Do not go to the above coordinates.

What is known about the thief is that she loves statues, looking nice and languages. She always leaves one or two things behind when a theft occurs. One is a puzzle and the other has something to do with the solution location.

The thief was part of a gang that operated outside of Colorado until recently and has been seen in the Parker area. She is now the leader of the gang.

You have been assigned to track her down and recover the cache that she has hidden.

Her last heist was with a gang at a car dealership and because she was not the leader, she went unnoticed.

Lets look at the possible thieves.

Annie Oakley

Her name was Phoebe Moses and she was born in Darke County, Ohio in 1860 and she could shoot the head off a running quail when she was twelve years old. Once, at the invitation of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, she knocked the ashes off a cigarette he was holding in his mouth. When she out-shot the great exhibition marksman, Frank Butler, he fell in love with her and they were ideally happy the rest of their long lives. She could handle a rifle or a six-gun with an artistry unsurpassed by that of any human being before her time or, probably, since. And when she appeared with Sitting Bull and other notables in Colonel Cody's Wild West Show, she thrilled those who saw her -- not as Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses but as "Little Sure Shot," the immortal Annie Oakley.

Annie Oakley wannabe: Generally mild, she can be provoked. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height but thin in build. She has never been incarcerated.

Belle Starr

Cole Younger of the Jesse James gang visited Dallas, Texas in 1866 and dallied with the daughter of a prominent horse breeder who had been expelled from Missouri during the Civil War as a Confederate supporter. The 18 year old girl was Myra Belle Shirley. Myra Belle had borne Cole a daughter. By the time that Cole and his surviving brothers returned in 1874, she had remarried, twice. First to a Texas horse thief, Jim Reed, who was killed, but not until she had bore him a son. Next to a dashing Cherokee desperado named Sam Starr. Now she was riding her way to notoriety as Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen of the Indian Territory. Belle appeared quite frequently in front of Judge Parker, the hanging judge but because Belle was female, flamboyant and frustrating to the Judge, the press disregarded inconvenient facts, and invented plenty of fictional exploits for her and made her everybody's favorite criminal. Bells' antisocial career grew out of her consuming passion for cutthroats and robbers. Judge Parker served in Fort Smith Arkansas, while Sam and Belle had a hideout on the Canadian River about 75 miles west. From there she managed most of the outlaws in the area by fencing their goods and buying their freedom when the need arose. In 1882 she was caught in the act of stealing a horse. Judge Parker sentenced her to two six month terms in jail and she served nine of them, getting out on good behavior but had learned nothing to change her ways. In 1886 Sam was fatally shot at a party. Two years later, her son Jim was caught stealing horses and Judge Parker sentenced him to seven years in prison. Belle sent her lawyers to see the president and was given a full pardon. The same year that Sam was killed, she took a new lover, Blue Duck, who had gotten drunk and killed a farmer. Parker had sentenced him to hang but Belle's lawyers appealed to President Grover Cleveland and the sentence was commuted to life in prison. To the judge's relief and to the sorrow of the newspapers, Belle was shot from ambush in 1889. She was buried at Younger's Bend, her hideout on the Canadian River. Most believed that she was shot by her newest husband.

Belle Starr wannabe: She is one tough lady. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height and build. She has served a few years in the pen.

Calamity Jane

Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the "White Devil of the Yellowstone" was remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse the sick during a smallpox plague. She is buried near Wild Bill Hickock at Deadwood, South Dakota.

The following information about Calamity Jane is from a statement concerning her by Buffalo Bill:
"I do not know much about her early life. I guess nobody else does but herself. Her maiden name was Martha Canary, and she was born in Princeton, Mo., in 1852. A few years after this her mother died, and in 1862, the family moved to Virginia City, Nevada, which was then in the early days of the boom. An Indian uprising separated her from her father and brothers, and at the age of 10 she was thrown on the world to make her own way alone. "She had friends and very positive opinions of the things that a girl could enjoy, and she soon gained a local reputation for daring horsemanship and skill as a rifle shot. "Before she was 20 General Cook appointed her a scout under me. From that time on her life was pretty lively all the time. She had unlimited nerve and entered into the work with enthusiasm, doing good service on a number of occasions. "Though she did not do a man's share of the heavy work, she has gone in places where old frontiersmen were unwilling to trust themselves, and her courage and good-fellowship made her popular with every man in the command. "Her old nickname was received in 1872 in a peculiar way. She was at that time at Goose Creek Camp, S.D., where Captain Egan and a small body of men were stationed. The Indians were giving a lot of trouble, and there was much fighting. "One day Captain Egan was surrounded by a large band. They were fighting desperately for their lives, but were being steadily, but surely slaughtered. Captain Egan was wounded and had fallen off his horse. "In the midst of the fighting, it is said, the woman rode into the very center of the trouble, dismounted, lifted the captain in front of her on her saddle, and dashed out. They got through untouched, but every other man in the gallant company was slaughtered. "When he recovered, Captain Egan laughingly spoke of Miss Canary as 'Calamity Jane,' and the name has clung to her ever since; so that while thousands have heard of her, very few have ever heard her real name. It was from her that Bret Harte took his famous character of Cherokee Sal in 'The Luck of Roaring Camp.'... "In 1876, Jane, by a daring feat, saved the lives of six passengers on a stage coach traveling from Deadwood to Wild Birch, in the Black hills country. "The stage was surrounded by Indians, and the driver, Jack McCall, was wounded by an arrow. Although the other six passengers were men, not one of them had nerve enough to take the ribbons. Seeing the situation, Jane mounted the driver's seat without a moment's hesitation and brought the stage safely and in good time to Wild Birch. The Livingstone Enterprise, August 8, 1903, "Calamity is Dead", as quoted in "Calamity's in Town," p.32, by Bill and Doris Whithorn, 510 S. 8th St., Livingston, MT 59047.

Calamity Jane wannabe: Not as tough as her namesake but tough enough. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height and build. So far, she has stayed out of trouble or at least not been caught.

Cattle Kate

Cattle Kate didn't really exist. In the late 1800s the cattle barons were forcing out all competition from the small ranches mostly by shootings and lynchings. In 1889 the most infamous lynchings occurred on the Sweetwater range. Its victims were two homesteaders who had dared to settle on a huge tract of land claimed by a wealthy and arrogant cattleman, Albert Bothwell, and used for grazing his vast herds. One of the homesteaders was Jim Averell, who had turned his place into a small store, saloon and post office. The other was Ella Watson, a robust prostitute from Kansas who, it was rumored, was sometimes paid in rustled cattle for her dalliances with the local cowboys. They were taken from their cabins by Bothwell and five other men and hanged from the same tree. The unexpected outcry from citizens in the area caused Bothwell to plant newspaper stories about 28 year old Ella. Ella was transformed into Cattle Kate, a gun-toting rustler queen. Jim Averell didn't own any cattle.

Cattle Kate wannabe: Much different from whom she would like to be. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height and quite slender. She does not ride a horse because she fell off of one and broke her leg when a child. She still has a slight limp when the weather is bad. She is young and just learning the ropes of crime.

Lucille Mulhall

America's First Cowgirl. Lucille Mulhall was already a skilled roper at age 8. The following is quoted from the book jacket of America's First Cowgirl Lucille Mulhall, by Beth Day, Published by Julian Messner, Inc., 1955. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 55-9850. "World's Champion Roper -- America's Greatest Horsewoman -- Queen of the Range -- and the only woman who ever roped steers competitively with men -- Lucille Mulhall held the top spot in contests and vaudeville for twenty years. Will Rogers, friend and teacher, called her the world's greatest rider. "Born in the saddle, Lucille was the spirited daughter of Colonel Zach Mulhall, an Oklahoma ranch owner. Unlike her sisters, she wasn't interested in dolls and sewing or piano lessons but preferred branding yearlings and roping wolves and jack-rabbits and steers; training her small, sure-footed ponies; practicing the trick riding that was to make her famous all over the country. "While still in her early teens, Lucille was the top cowboy performer in the West. Extremely feminine, soft spoken, and well educated, she seemed a paradox, for she was so steel-muscled she could beat strong and talented men at their own games. She could have been a society belle, but she loved the rough, dangerous life and cowboying was in her blood. Had she been a man, she would have been content to work on a ranch, but as a woman she was a novelty and the only way she could make use of her singular talents was in show business. The term cowgirl was invented to describe her when she took the East by storm in her first appearance at Madison Square Garden (in 1905)." "From the time Lucille was booked for New York, the newspapers had been attempting to describe the phenomenon that was Lucille Mulhall. They had struggled with such ridiculous descriptions as 'Female Conqueror of Beef and Horn' and 'Lassoer in Lingerie' to the simpler, more realistic 'Cowboy Girl' and 'Ranch Queen.' "Finally one of them managed to coin a word which would describe the life and talents of any girl who could rope and ride and do ranch work alongside men. The word was 'cowgirl.' It was invented to describe Lucille, and it has since become a part of our language."

Lucille Mulhall wannabe: She is an excellent cowgirl in her own right. She has brown eyes and hair. She is of medium height with a thin build. Up until now, she has worked alone.

Pauline Cushman

Major Pauline Cushman (1870's) was an actress turned Civil War spy who was ultimately captured and sentenced to be executed by the South. Rescued three days prior to her scheduled hanging, she was given the honorary commission of Major by President Abraham Lincoln. She toured the country for a number of years, telling of her exploits. She finally settled in Casa Grande, Arizona, with her third husband, Sheriff Jere Fryer. After a few years of marriage, she moved to San Francisco where she spent the last years of her life as a scrubwoman. She died amid rumors of suicide and was buried at the Presidio by the Grand Army of the Republic.

Pauline Cushman wannabe: She has served in the military. She has brown eyes and short brown hair. She is of medium height and build. Up until now she has worked as a double agent.

Okay, detective, here is your first case. The thief has just robbed a Parker establishment and stole a handful of very nice jewelry. After the thief ran out the door the clerk turned over the demand note and saw the image shown below.

First Witness: She was average height and slender.

Second Witness: I don't know about the eyes, she had sun glasses on.

Third Witness: She had sunglasses and was wearing a ball-cap like a boy. No hair was showing.

Guard: Nice body.

Use for all cases.

Ignore - "The Coordinates are not Quite Right"

Additional Waypoints

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley wannabe: Generally mild, she can be provoked. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height but thin in build. She has never been incarcerated.

Belle Starr

Belle Starr wannabe: She is one tough lady. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height and build. She has served a few years in the pen.

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane wannabe: Not as tough as her namesake but tough enough. She has dark brown eyes and long dark hair. She is of medium height and build. So far, she has stayed out of trouble or at least not been caught.

Cattle Kate

Lucille Mulhall

Lucille Mulhall wannabe: She is an excellent cowgirl in her own right. She has brown eyes and hair. She is of medium height with a thin build. Up until now, she has worked alone.

Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman wannabe: She has served in the military. She has brown eyes and short brown hair. She is of medium height and build. Up until now she has worked as a double agent.

Use for all cases. Ignore - "The Coordinates are not Quite Right"

Use for all cases.

Ignore - "The Coordinates are not Quite Right"