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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billy_the_KidBilly the Kid - Wikipedia

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   Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.

   • The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid

     Purpose. In the weeks that followed the death of Billy the...

   • Brushy Bill Roberts

     Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879 – December 27, 1950;...

   • Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid

     Plot. In 1909, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, Pat Garrett is...

   • Fort Sumner, New Mexico

     Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca...

   • John Tunstall

     John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an...

   • Lincoln County War

     The Lincoln County War was an Old West conflict between...

   • Dave Rudabaugh

     David Rudabaugh (July 14, 1854 – February 18, 1886) was a...

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     Scurlock accidentally shot and killed his friend, Mike G....

   • Buckshot Roberts

     Andrew L. "Buckshot" Roberts (c. 1831 – April 5, 1878) was...

   • Alexander McSween

     Early life. Of Scottish descent, Alexander Anderson McSween...

2. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Life and Legend of Billy the Kid | American Experience ...

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   The Kid assumes the alias William H. Bonney. He is arrested and jailed in Lincoln County for possessing horses belonging to cattleman John Tunstall.

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   Was William Bonney a real person?

   • In the small Texas town where Roberts died, there’s a storefront museum dedicated to claiming him as the real William Bonney, and his nearby tombstone is framed by a large granite arch with an outsized engraving. "Billy the Kid," it says. For this branch of Bonney’s devotees, Sederwall’s investigation was huge.

   How The West Was Wrong: Digging Up The Bones Of Billy The Kid

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   Where did William Bonney live?

   • So focus shifted to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a small, dusty agricultural town near the Texas Panhandle where William Bonney still retains an outsize presence. At City Hall, a pencil sketch of him hangs on a brick wall.

   How The West Was Wrong: Digging Up The Bones Of Billy The Kid

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   Was John Miller a Bonney?

   • John Miller, an Arizona man, also claimed he was Bonney. This was unsupported by his family until 1938, some time after his death. Miller's body was buried in the state-owned Arizona Pioneers' Home Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona; in May 2005, Miller's teeth and bones were exhumed and examined, without permission from the state.

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Billy-the-KidBilly the Kid | Biography, Death, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Billy the Kid, American outlaw who became 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. At about age 21, he was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Learn more about Billy the Kid’s life.

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5. time.com › 3766171Wild West Outlaw Billy the Kid: Who Was He Really? | TIME

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   Apr 9, 2015 · On this day, April 9, in 1881, the outlaw who was born Henry McCarty before adopting the alias William H. Bonney — better known as Billy the Kid — was found guilty of murdering the sheriff of...

6. www.history.com › news › 9-things-you-may-not-know9 Things You May Not Know About Billy the Kid | HISTORY

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   Jul 14, 2016 · Operating under the alias of William H. Bonney (his given name was likely Henry McCarty), he lived a short, but eventful life that included at least nine murders and a brazen jailbreak. Here...

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7. truewestmagazine.com › article › the-many-faces-ofThe Many Faces of Billy the Kid - True West Magazine

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   May 2, 2007 · The young cowboy was a small-time rustler and not particularly sought by the law. He was using the name William H. Bonney, but everyone called him “Kid.” No more than 20 years old, probably younger, Kid had experienced a lot of action in his short life.

8. www.buzzfeednews.com › article › timstellohHow The West Was Wrong: Digging Up The Bones Of Billy The Kid

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   Oct 11, 2015 · They offered firsthand information about one of the most sensational events in the history of the American West — the double cop killing and jailbreak committed on April 28, 1881, by a skinny, buck-toothed young man named William H. Bonney, who was known by various aliases during his brief life, but in death would be known forever as Billy ...