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Tag: Billy the Kid

White Oaks, New Mexico: The Onetime Haunt of Billy the Kid

by Josh Slatten2/9/20232/9/2023

The New Mexico Territory town had a violent beginning, as Billy the Kid and other outlaws came here to sell stolen livestock, drink, shoot and otherwise blow off steam.

Horse Races, Knife Play, Poker Games, and Dances: How People Remembered Billy the Kid

by Mark Iacampo1/26/20231/26/2023

Was Billy the Kid’s Murder Trial Fair?

by David G. Thomas1/20/20231/20/2023

Where Is the Body of Billy the Kid’s Most Famous Victim?

by Brandon Dickson10/27/202210/27/2022
The 1878 ambush killing of English rancher John Henry Tunstall set Billy the Kid on the path to murder.

This English Rancher’s Ambush Killing Set Billy the Kid on the Path to Murder

by David G. Thomas6/17/20227/7/2022

When Notorious Outlaw Billy the Kid Briefly Joined a U.S. Marshals Posse

by HistoryNet Staff12/7/200612/23/2022

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