| 'Honest' Ernest Burkhart | |
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| General Information | |
| Born | Unknown, presumably late 19th century |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Cattleman and convicted murderer |
| Affiliation | Master Plan |
| Size | Diminutive |
| Portrayed by | The Italian Stargazer |
Ernest Burkhart conspired to kill several Osage Native Americans for the oil headrights. Ernest married Mollie Kile (or Kyle), a native Osage. Through various permutations, Hale had Mollie's sister Anna Brown killed in 1921. Anna's headrights were inherited by her mother Lizzie Q and Mollie. The death of Lizzie Q and several cousins left Mollie and therefore Ernest as heirs to the headrights, which were worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 1920s. Mollie fell ill and was later discovered to have been poisoned, but recovered when she moved away. She divorced Ernest afterward, and their children inherited Mollie's estate.