John Joel Glanton
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John Joel Glanton was a member of the US Army during the mid 1800's. He later became a scalphunter for hire, killing Apaches and others. [1] (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/Scalpin/heads.html)
A fictionalized Glanton features prominently in Cormac McCarthys novel Blood Meridian.