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Learn about Brushy Bill Roberts, who claimed to be Billy the Kid in 1950, and the evidence that supports his story. See a facial comparison of Brushy Bill Roberts and Billy the Kid photos and read about his aliases, witnesses, and family.
Scanned photographs of Billy the Kid and Roberts, along with those of 150 other people, were fed into a computer using a "similarity index" to match 25 facial "landmarks". This resulted in Roberts' photo ranking 42nd (i.e.: 41 other people more closely resembled the tintype than Roberts).
Dec 25, 2018 · Learn about the controversial claim of Brushy Bill Roberts, who said he was the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid after his death in 1950. See photos of Roberts and the Kid, and read about the evidence and doubts surrounding his story.
Mar 30, 2017 · Brushy Bill Roberts claimed to be Billy the Kid, the outlaw who was killed in 1881, and sought a pardon in 1950. See photos of Billy the Kid and Roberts, and learn about the evidence and doubts of his story.
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Brushy's niece Geneva Pittman mentioned that Brushy’s birth is recorded in the family bible as August 26, 1879. Pittman says, “I know for a fact my uncle was born in 1879 in east Texas, and Billy the Kid was supposed to have been shot by Pat Garrett in 1881 and that would have made him two years old.”.
Sep 15, 2014 · A former New Mexico lawman is seeking permission to exhume the body of ``Brushy Bill'' Roberts, a Billy the Kid claimant who died in 1950. But some locals say they prefer to let the matter...