His Letter
Rogers Jr. ended his letter by stating, “Please hold us in your thoughts and prayers. Remember, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans will live on in our hearts and minds, and their films will begin to ride through the silver screen. The warm feeling you’ve always had when you think of Roy and Dale will always return.”
Trigger Auction
The museum’s valuable artifacts were auctioned off in July of that year. Trigger’s taxidermied remains a popular topic of conversation. RFD-TV eventually purchased the preserved pet and Bullet, the Wonder Dog. In comparison, Bullet sold for $35,000, and Trigger sold for a whopping $266,000