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THE
CAST OF B.B. WOLF AND THE THREE L.P.'S
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Barnabus
Benjamin Wolf, A.K.A. ‘B.B.’ Wolf
Barnabus Benjamin Wolf
was born in or around 1887, presumably in Leflore
County, Mississippi, and quite possibly in the town
of Money. Until recently B.B. Wolf was thought to
be a ruthless killer, a deranged madman who took the
lives of many dozens in the town of Money, his own
family included. Only now do we know the true Wolf
that B.B. was; devoted husband and father, a friend
to all he met, and an innovative and pioneering blues
man.
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Alouissius
Littlepig
The youngest of the
Littlepig family, Alouissius Littlepig managed the
southern Mississisppi land holdings for his elder
brother, Carrington. Allouissius was the least ambitious
of the Littlepig clan, gladly following the lead
and orders of his brothers. When acquisition of
the Wolf family farm became problematic, Allouissius,
with the help of local muscle, enacted a more aggressive
form of negotiation. This act would prove to be
his downfall.
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Elle
Wolf
If we know little
still of the life of B.B. Wolf, then we know practically
nothing of the life of his wife, Elle. That she
was a good mother and wife has been attested to.
It must be said she died too young, along with her
children, and the world, and most certainly B.B.,
would suffer from her passing.
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Beauregard
Littlepig
Certainly more ambitious,
but not much smarter, was the middle brother of
the Littlepig clan, Beauregard. Beauregard owned
and managed the more colorful lines of revenue within
the Littlepig economic empire. With his hooves in
booze, prostitution, and racketeering, along with
the more scrupulous endeavors of shipping and warehousing,
Beauregard kept secure the central Mississippi river
region, legs planted in the worlds of the industrial
north and the farming south, as well as the worlds
of legitimate commerce and criminal underworld.
But as dangerous a life as he led it would be the
simple fact of his name that would bring about his
end.
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Remus
Wolf
Remus, or Remy, was
the only member of the Wolf family to survive the
events of 1920. One can only imagine the trauma
incurred by watching first his mother and siblings
tortured and burned alive, and then to witness his
father executed by the State in the electric chair.
To say he was emotionally scarred from that day
forward would be a gross understatement. Remy would
grow to adulthood and raise a family of his own.
But he would never be whole, and would always feel
the scars of those horrible events. Searching for
some purpose and stability, Remy would enlist in
the Army in the spring of 1940. Remy died serving
his country in Belgium during the winter campaign
of 1944. He was survived by his wife Daisy and 2
children, Lon and Lou.
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Carrington Littlepig
Industrialist, millionaire,
and criminal mastermind, Carrington Littlepig was
the driving force behind Littlepig Industries. With
concerns ranging from steel, cattle, and wheat to
whiskey, gambling and prostitution, Littlepig Industries
practically owned the Mississippi River Valley during
the first two decades of the 20th century. But it
was his ruthless and unethical business practices
that would set into motion the tragic events of
1920, leading to the deaths of many dozens, including
his two brothers. History would, for a time, paint
him the hero, the pig who brought down the ruthless
killer B.B. Wolf. History now knows better, and
the villain that was Carrington Littlepig has now
been revealed.
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Lupis
‘Loop’ Cutter
Loop Cutter was the
revered and beloved bartender of the Money town tavern,
and good friend to B.B. Wolf. Upon the death of B.B.,
Loop would become Remy’s adoptive father, raising
the young cub until Remy left Money in 1935. Loop
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