Billy Wilson and Tom Pickett escaped the noose for the senseless murders of four Hispanos in Lincoln County. "Where would we get help if it...
Slaughter in Seven Rivers
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Pat Garrett
Billy the Kid Still Dominates
Bonhams sets a record with the sale of Pat Garrett’s Colt used to kill the notorious outlaw. Outlaws and lawmen got away with the big money at...
Remembering Juanita Garrett
A new marker honors the first wife of an Old West legend. Juanita Martinez had an all-too-short life and the briefest of brushes with fame. She’s...
Rattlesnakes, Renegades and UFOs
Were Wayne Brazel—involved in the killing of Pat Garrett—and Mac Brazel—involved in the 1947 Roswell UFO incident—related? True West Maniac...
A Final Gift Pat Garrett gave a grave to his friend Ash Upson.
Ash Upson is best known as the ghost writer for at least part of The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid—ostensibly authored by Pat Garret. The two...
A Rare Find Researchers discover a document related to Pat Garrett’s death.
Four years ago, in 2017, Dona Ana County (NM) researchers found a remarkable document in a box of old records. It was a coroner’s jury report from...
A New Leaf A Billy the Kid pal who went straight…
Billy Wilson rode with Billy the Kid—was arrested with him by Pat Garrett at Stinking Springs in December 1880. He later went straight, in Texas,...
¿Quien Es? Billy the Kid vs Pat Garrett
For her he took a bullet in the heart.
Billy the Kid: Good Guy or Bad Was Billy the Kid a good guy or bad? You decide!
Here’s a quick summary. Billy was a likable young man. He was very popular with the Latino population in New Mexico. He spoke Spanish...
To Hell on a Fast Horse – Ten Years On
The Highs and Lows in the Continuing Saga of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett .
The Killing Of Pat Garrett Carl Adamson was the third man present when the lawman died.
Carl Adamson was a New Mexico rancher who agreed to buy property from legendary lawman Pat Garrett in 1908. In fact, Adamson was riding in a buggy...
Garrett And Garner A friendship between the lawman and a future v.p.
In the early 1890s, more than a decade after killing Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett moved his family to Uvalde, Texas. He owned a ranch there and bred...