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2. www.britannica.com › biography › Billy-the-Kid-American-outlawBilly the Kid | Biography, Death, & Facts | Britannica

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   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.

3. www.grunge.com › 188477 › pat-garrett-the-truth-about-the-manPat Garrett: The Truth About The Man Who Killed Billy The Kid

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   Feb 2, 2023 · According to Robert M. Utley's definitive Billy the Kid, by the time his life ended on July 14, 1881, at age 21, McCarty/Antrim/Bonney had killed four men for certain, one perhaps, and participated in killing perhaps five more. He was a wanted young man.

4. history.howstuffworks.com › historical-figures › billy-the-kidHow Billy the Kid Really Died | HowStuffWorks

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   William Henry McCarty Jr., aka Billy the Kid, born in 1859, was killed in an ambush by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in 1881. Wikimedia Commons. Lincoln County, New Mexico Sheriff Pat Garrett would later claim that on the night he shot down Billy the Kid, the notorious outlaw was holding a gun.

5. allthatsinteresting.com › how-did-billy-the-kid-dieHow Did Billy The Kid Die? Inside The Outlaw’s Final Showdown

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   Dec 5, 2023 · On July 14, 1881, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico at the age of about 21. In July 1881, Pat Garrett snuck into the New Mexico ranch where Billy the Kid was rumored to be staying, then ambushed him in a darkened room and shot him dead.

6. www.biography.com › crime › billy-the-kidBilly the Kid - Photo, Movie & Pat Garrett - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · He was hunted down and shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881, in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Shortly after the shooting, Sheriff Garrett wrote a biography of Billy, the hugely...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Pat-GarrettPat Garrett | Billy the Kid, Biography, Death, & Facts ...

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   Mar 5, 2024 · Pat Garrett (born June 5, 1850, Chambers county, Alabama, U.S.—died February 29, 1908, near Las Cruces, New Mexico) was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid. Born in Alabama and reared in Louisiana, Garrett left home at about the age of 17 and headed for Texas and the life of a cowboy and buffalo hunter.

8. www.historynet.com › who-shot-pat-garrettWho Killed The Sheriff Who Shot Billy the Kid? - HistoryNet

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   Jul 18, 2019 · The victim, Patrick Floyd Jarvis “Pat” Garrett, was the former sheriff of Lincoln County best known for having killed outlaw Billy the Kid on July 14, 1881. Garrett served as sheriff of Doña Ana County from 1896 to 1900. He was murdered at about 10:30 on the morning of Feb. 29, 1908, some 5 miles east of Las Cruces.