- Billy the Kid - Wikipedia
Garrett shot and killed Bonney, by then aged 21, in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881 During the decades following his death, legends grew that Bonney had survived, and a number of men claimed to be him [4]
- How Did Billy the Kid Die? - HISTORY
Western outlaw Billy the Kid met his demise at about 12:30 a m on July 14, 1881, when he went to his friend Pete Maxwell’s home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico in search of a slice of beef for a
- Billy the Kid | Biography, Death, Facts | Britannica
At about age 21, Billy the Kid was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett Born on New York City’s East Side, Billy as a child migrated with his parents to Kansas; his father died there, and the mother and her two boys moved to Colorado, where she remarried
- How Billy the Kid Really Died - HowStuffWorks
Billy the Kid, whose legal name was Henry McCarty, was almost certainly killed by Lincoln County, New Mexico, Sheriff Pat Garrett, though questions have always lingered about what really happened
- How Billy the Kid Died, as Sheriff Pat Garrett Tells It - HistoryNet
In December 1880, he had brought in the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid on charges of murdering a former county sheriff The Kid was convicted and sentenced to hang, but the following April, he made an audacious escape from prison—and killed deputies James Bell and Bob Olinger in the process
- Did Billy the Kid Cheat Death and Live on as Brushy Bill?
Up until his death in 1950, Brushy Bill maintained that he was Billy the Kid It's widely accepted that Billy the Kid met his premature end at the hands of Sheriff Pat Garrett, his foe
- How Did Billy the Kid Die? Gunned Down by Sherrif?
The classic story is that William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett on the night of July 14 th, 1881, at Fort Sumner in New Mexico The 21-year-old Bonney had been on the run from Garrett since April, after escaping his jail in Lincoln County
- The $6 Million Shot - True West Magazine
The Real Story Behind the Gun that Killed Billy the Kid Customs Collector Pat Garrett in El Paso, 1901 All images courtesy True West Archives unless otherwise noted They say history is written by the victors, but sometimes it’s pawned, litigated, forgotten—and eventually sold for over $6 million at auction That’s the real story behind the most infamous pistol in Western lore: the one
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