With the convoluted and contested efforts during the past decade to dig up Billy the Kid, we wondered what a Billy the Kid expert might ask the freshly dug up outlaw. And, more importantly, what might his answers be? Q: Where were you born? A: St. Louis, Missouri. Don't you guys ever check census records? Q: What was your father's name? A: Henri Charrière. I used to call him Papi. Q: Who


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