Billy the Kid
American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)
Summary
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.
Originally created by Mav
11/26/2002, 7:02:58 AM
Modified
5/5/2026, 2:39:24 PM
Recent revisions
Fixed my previous edit.
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a citation of a source supposed to be found at the Seattle Public Library with only the general website address of the library is useless for verification, but in any case a search of their website https://www.spl.org/search?terms=%22Billy+the+Kid%22 yields no such article, neither does a search of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer https://www.seattlepi.com/search/?action=search&firstRequest=1&searchindex=solr&query=%22Billy+the+Kid+Still+Outdraws+the+Rest+in+American+Film%22
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clarification
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correct Harv errors; reformat sources and furt reads; add mag section; correct grammar; mod several refs
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rewrite for clarity: "who was linked to nine murders, four of which he was solely responsible, and the remaining five, he may have played a role alongside others." is not correct English
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