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Oct 8, 2018 · Roberts, who picked up the nickname “Brushy Bill” while riding scout for a stagecoach line in the Black Hills of Idaho, had the look, the size, the eyes and even, according to those who knew the outlaw, the same laugh as Billy the Kid.
On Friday, historian Robert Stahl announced he was filing a lawsuit with the New Mexico supreme court demanding that the state end speculation over Billy the Kid’s death by issuing an official...
Apr 17, 2024 · Another hypothesis is that Billy the Kid was in fact Ollie L. (“Brushy Bill”) Roberts, who escaped, lived in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, rode in Wild West shows, and died in 1950 in Hico, Texas. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
