After Pat Garrett and his posse successfully captured Billy the Kid and three members of his gang at a place called Stin…
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Billy the Kid and Jesse Evans The question comes up: Did Jesse Evans and Billy the Kid ever have it out?
The question comes up: Did Jesse Evans and Billy the Kid ever have it out? They didn’t really “have it out” but they rod…
A Long and Twisted Trail The Byzantine Connections Between Pancho Villa, A Chicago reporter, Billy the Kid, Bonnie & Clyde and Brushy Bill.
When you tug at the threads of history you will find it connected to some pretty disparate events. For example: If the U…
Under The Mistletoe
After being captured at Stinking Springs, Billy the Kid and his gang were taken to Fort Sumner, New Mexico where Billy w…
Snowstorm Ambush
Five outlaws rode out of a powder-blue fog on the night of December 19, 1880, straight into an ambush sprung by Sheriff-…
Billy, Bat and Temple Houston Caveat emptor, or “Let the buyer beware.”
A tale is told that Billy the Kid along with a few of his Regulators raided a ranch near Lincoln and rustled some livest…
Dear Lew
Writing in red ink on ruled paper, Billy the Kid writes a letter to Lew Wallace, the governor of New Mexico.Written from…
A Badman Gone Good Regulator Fred Waite turned his life around.
Fred Waite is notorious to history as a member of the Regulators, the group featuring Billy the Kid involved in the Linc…
The Price of Leadership Frank McNab led the Regulators—very briefly.
Frank McNab was second in command of the Regulators, the Lincoln County War group that included Billy the Kid. He partic…
The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Billy the Kid Will the real Wayne Brazel please stand up?
On February 29, 1908, Jesse Wayne Brazel walked into the Doña Ana County sheriff’s office and announced, “Lock me up. . …