The following teaser is from an article posted October 22, 2015 at the CNN website.
CNN – A Houston forensic artist says she’s sure an old tintype owned by a Washington state family is that of Jesse James and his eventual killer, Robert Ford.
“This photo was taken when the two men trusted each other and the younger Robert Ford wanted a picture of himself with the man who had become a legend in his own time,” Lois Gibson said on her Facebook page.
The undated photo shows both men seated on chairs next to each other, with Ford on James’ right.
The Jesse James family is on record disproving this hoax.
http://ericjames.org/wordpress/2015/10/02/lost-jesse-james-bob-ford-photos-not-lost-not-authenticated/
I am the historian that found the relationship between Pauline Rountree, Sandy Mills, 3x great grandmother and the James family. Pauline was married to Robert Stephenson (Stevenson) the first cousin of Mary Catherine Hill, mother of Annie Ralston, wife of Frank James. Pauline’s children and Annie would be second cousins or 1st cousins 1x removed. A much closer relationship than “Eric F. James, self proclaimed spokesperson for the James family” – I spent 12 years in the California Judicial System with Judge Ross, while Eric barely knew him. In all the time I spent with Judge Ross, he never once mentioned Eric James. Eric’s book is well researched and is a good resource of the extended families of James’ in America, but is nothing more than attempt to remove themselves from the famous outlaw bandits, who he has no difficulty capitalizing on by using on his cover…. I believe it is more likely than not that this is an authentic image of Jesse James and Bob Ford. —Freda Cruse Hardison, Author Frank and Jesse James “Friends and Family” Told in the voice of Frank James it is based on over a decade of research with interviews of the descendants of the friends and family of the James brothers.