Blackie Thompson

Blackie Thompson (born Irvin Thompson; 1893 – December 6, 1934) was an American outlaw and murderer active primarily in Oklahoma and Texas.

Tommy Schultz portrayed Thompson in the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon.

Early life and Osage Indian murders "Blackie" Thompson was born Irvin Thompson in either Arkansas or Oklahoma in 1893. In 1920, he was sentenced to five years for automobile theft, but was paroled in 1922. He was arrested again on December 22, 1923, for a bank robbery in Grady County. However, in 1924, he was released to serve as an informant in the Osage Indian murders. While Blackie did provide testimony against William King Hale and Ernest Burkhart, he quickly ran off and formed the "Thompson gang." Blackie was killed in a stolen car on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas on December 6, 1934.