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- In January 1950, Brushy Bill claimed he was a member of the James–Younger Gang as a teenager, and identified J. Frank Dalton as Jesse James. Roberts' gravesite in Hamilton, Texas Morrison vouchsafed that upon examination of Roberts's stripped body, he showed 26 bullet and knife scars.
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Brushy Bill Roberts had numerous gun and knife scars on his body that indicated a life of combat fighting that were inconsistent with the life of a simple farmer. In addition, there is evidence in the historical record that seems to support the claims of Brushy Bill Roberts that he took on his cousin's identity around 1910.
Aug 26, 2016 · What are the specific scars that Brushy had that correspond to Billy's wounds? I only know of the hip wound. Also what wounds do historians agree that Billy received other than the hip wound?
Mar 30, 2017 · In November 1950, Morrison filed a petition on behalf of Brushy Bill. But it wasn’t to be. Roberts died a month later, and neither Billy the Kid nor Brushy Bill Roberts ever received a pardon ...
Did Brushy Bill Roberts really have all the same scars as Billy the Kid? According to William V. Morrison, Brushy had dozens of knife and bullet wounds, all ...
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Almost 70 years after Billy the Kid’s death (or alleged death, according to some), a man named Joe Hines made an interesting confession to his lawyer, William Morrison. In the midst of attempting to claim land belonging to his deceased brother, Hines told his lawyer that he was, in fact, Jesse Evans, a famous Wild West outlaw who had disappeared af...
While there were doubts about Brushy Bill Roberts’ credibility – a Roberts family Bible listed Oliver Roberts’ birth date as sometime in 1879, an impossibility if he was truly Billy the Kid, who died in 1881 – many believed his story. Supporters claimed that if Oliver Roberts was an identity he had simply adopted, he wouldn’t have cared about the b...
The debate over the validity of Brushy Bill Roberts’ claim has persisted into this century. In 2015, television personality Bill O’Reilly mentioned Brushy Bill Roberts in a book of his own and claimed that the amount of evidence supporting Roberts’ claim outweighed the amount that didn’t. Though numerous attemptshave been made, the most recent in 2...
Aug 27, 2016 · Brushy Bill Roberts, who claimed to be the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid–here wearing mustaches well as a wide-brimmed hat, neck scarf, and coat. Source: Fair use.
In January 1950, Brushy Bill claimed he was a member of the James–Younger Gang as a teenager, and identified J. Frank Dalton as Jesse James. Roberts' gravesite in Hamilton, Texas. Morrison vouchsafed that upon examination of Roberts's stripped body, he showed 26 bullet and knife scars.
