Billy’s Backyard Breakout Billy the Kid vs Peppin’s Posse

July 19, 1878 Fire is licking at the last room—Susan McSween’s kitchen. In this final refuge, her husband, Alexander, sits with his head in his hands. His 12 defenders are crowded into this crumbling, tiny space, where the walls are too hot to touch, and the air is heavy with smoke. The men are blackened, tired, thirsty and desperate, but they have decided to wait until dark before attempting to escape. Housebound for nearly five days, having barricaded themselves the evening of July