Billy the Kid

Born

September 17, 1859

Died

July 14, 1881 (aged 21)

Known as

gunfighter, gambler, cowboy, ranch hand, serial killer, brigand

Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders. He was solely responsible for four of them, and he may have played a role in five, alongside other men. He is also noted for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War.

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