Part 1 of 3 - The Death of Billy the Kid

No other historical figure from the Old West has stirred up more
controversy and eluded historians and biographers more than Billy
the Kid alias William H. Bonney. This young man in his short life
has established his place in history and legend, but there is more
to the myth there’s the man. Who was Billy the Kid? How did he
become a legend? Was he more of a victim of circumstance? In Part
1, that’s what we try to figure out while we separate fact from
myth. “I don’t blame you for writing of me as you have. You had to
believe other stories, but then I don’t know if any one would
believe anything good of me anyway.” ~ Billy the Kid’s comment to a
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