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Learn about the story of Brushy Bill Roberts, a local frontier character who claimed to be the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid and how he was proven by photographic comparison software. Find out the facts and myths about his life, his identity, his family, his alias, and his role in the James Gang.
Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879 – December 27, 1950; claimed date of birth December 31, 1859) also known as William Henry Roberts, Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, was an American man who attracted attention in the late 1940s and the 1950s by claiming to be Western outlaw William H. Bonney, (who actually died in 1881).
- August 26, 1879
- Prospector
- American
- William H. Bonney (alias Billy the Kid, allegedly), Henry Antrim, Henry McCarty, Oliver L. Roberts
Here's a brief summarization of Brushy Bill Roberts: In the late year of 1949 William Morrison of a law firm heard that Billy the Kid was not killed in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881 by Pat Garrett, but was alive and well, living in Hico, Texas under the alias of Ollie P. Bill Roberts, also known as Brushy Bill.
Dec 25, 2018 · Brushy Bill Roberts claimed to be Billy the Kid, the notorious Wild West outlaw who died in 1881. He said he escaped from prison and lived under a different name for 70 years. See photos and learn about the evidence and doubts of his story.
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Mar 30, 2017 · Brushy Bill Roberts, who died in 1950, claimed to be Billy the Kid, the outlaw shot in 1881. See how he compared his story with known facts and photos of Billy the Kid.
The photo of 14 year old Brushy was close match to the tintype. The photo of Brushy at age 90 had a 93% match to the famous tintype. The missing seven percent can be explained due to age and dental work, so said Dr. Bovik and Dr. Acton. Brushy Bill had each and every scar Billy was said to have (and more).
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