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Dec 25, 2018 · Brushy Bill Roberts claimed he’d been born William Henry Roberts, in Buffalo Gap, Texas. Early in life, he adopted the nickname Billy the Kid. After he escaped from prison in 1881, he’d adopted the name Oliver P. Roberts, which he lived under for the rest of his life until his death in 1950.
Mar 30, 2017 · History tells us that the outlaw known as Billy the Kid (aka Henry McCarty, aka William Bonney) was gunned down—at the ripe old age of 21—by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881, in Fort ...
Jul 14, 2016 · Before his untimely death at the age of 21, Billy the Kid built an infamous reputation as a gunslinging, cattle-rustling outlaw. Operating under the alias of William H. Bonney (his given name...
In the late year of 1949 William Morrison of a law firm heard that Billy the Kid was not killed in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881 by Pat Garrett, but was alive and well, living in Hico, Texas under the alias of Ollie P. Bill Roberts, also known as Brushy Bill.
Nov 20, 2022 · In this September 6, 1949 interview between Brushy Bill Roberts and Maury Davidson we hear the voice of what may be the notorious New Mexico outlaw Billy the Kid. Author Daniel A. Edwards ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Billy the Kid, American outlaw who became one of the most notorious gunfighters of the American West. Although he claimed to have killed 21 men, the actual number is likely less than 10. At about age 21, he was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Learn more about Billy the Kid’s life.
Nov 7, 2005 · Over the last century, at least two men surfaced claiming to be Billy the Kid – Miller and Ollie P. “Brushy Bill” Roberts of Hico, Texas. Those stories presuppose that Garrett killed the wrong...
In this episode, I will examine William Henry Roberts' account of July 14, 1881, the shooting at Ft. Sumner. I will also compare Roberts' statements with those made by Pat Garrett and John Poe.
Dec 2, 2003 · But in 1950, a Texas man named “Brushy Bill” Roberts claimed that he was the real Billy the Kid and that someone else had been shot in his place. He said he had lived incognito for decades but...
Apr 9, 2017 · Legend has it that William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, died at the tender age of 21. The infamous New Yorker, whose Wild West antics ranged from stealing food to killing at least eight men, was supposedly gunned down at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in July 1881. But legends don’t die so easily.
