Mollie Kyle

Mollie Kyle
Kyle in 1917
Born	(1886-12-01)December 1, 1886 Osage Nation, Indian Territory
Died	June 16, 1937(1937-06-16) (aged 50) Osage County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Citizenship	Osage Nation American
Known for	Survivor of Osage Indian murders
Spouse	Henry Roan ​ (m. 1902)​ Ernest Burkhart ​ ​ (m. 1917; div. 1926)​ John Cobb ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	3

Mollie Kyle (also known as Mollie Burkhart and Mollie Cobb; December 1, 1886 – June 16, 1937) was an Osage woman known for surviving the Osage Indian murders. She gained initial prominence in newspaper coverage during the trial of William King Hale and gained renewed prominence in the 21st century when she was portrayed by Lily Gladstone in the film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Kyle was born in the Osage Nation in 1886 and attended Catholic school, eventually converting. She married Ernest Burkhart in 1917 and afterward most of her family was murdered in an inheritance scheme led by Burkhart's uncle. Kyle, a diabetic, survived a poisoning attempt on her life and divorced Ernest in 1926. She remarried in 1928 and died in 1937.