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Mar 30, 2017 · Hico, Texas, celebrates Brushy Bill Roberts, who claimed to be Billy the Kid, the notorious gunman killed in 1881. Learn about the evidence, the controversy, and the legacy of this old man's tall tale.
- The Emergence of Brushy Bill Roberts
- Was Brushy Bill Roberts Actually Billy The Kid?
- The Debate Rages on
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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...
Brushy Bill Roberts was a Texas outlaw who claimed to be Billy the Kid, the famous Wild West bandit who died in 1881. He said he escaped from prison and lived under a different name for 70 years, but his story is disputed and unproven.
FORT SUMNER, N.M. — Two southeastern New Mexico investigators have obtained DNA from a cowboy who claimed to be Billy the Kid. Before dying in the 1930s, John Miller told friends and a son that...
Apr 17, 2024 · Billy the Kid (born November 23, 1859?, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 14, 1881, Fort Sumner, New Mexico) was an American outlaw who was one of the most notorious gunfighters of the American West. Although he claimed to have killed 21 men, the actual number is likely less than 10.
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Apr 9, 2017 · Ollie “Brushy Bill” Roberts claimed to be legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. (Getty Images/Wikipedia) Bettmann Archive. Legend has it that William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, died at the tender age of 21.
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Sep 21, 2021 · The film is set for release in early 2022 on all major streaming platforms. Storied Billy the Kid claimants "Brushy" Bill Roberts of Hico, TX and John Miller of Prescott, AZ will finally get...
Dec 13, 2021 · By: Chloe Rabinowitz Dec. 13, 2021. Storied Billy the Kid claimants "Brushy" Bill Roberts of Hico, TX and John Miller of Prescott, AZ will finally get their day in court to prove their claim to ...
