Real ‘Dead Outlaw’ Elmer McCurdy Finds Fame As Broadway Musical Fans Leave Tributes At Gravesite

A cemetery in Guthrie, Oklahoma, is seeing an unusual surge in visitors as the real-life Elmer McCurdy becomes a key part of the Broadway musical Dead Outlaw. The surge coincides with the musical's Tony-nominated success, bringing fame to McCurdy's ghostly grave. The former outlaws' grave has become a cultural phenomenon, thanks to Elmer McCurdy's role in Dead Outlaw and his recent proper burial, which included two feet of concrete to discourage curiosity.