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Billy the Kid

Billy the KidAKA Henry McCarty

Born: 23-Nov-1859
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 14-Jul-1881
Location of death: Fort Sumner, NM
Cause of death: Justifiable Homicide
Remains: Buried, Old Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, NM

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Criminal

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Frontier outlaw

Killed between 9 and 27 men, probably towards the lower side.

Father: Patrick Henry McCarty (or Bonney)
Mother: Catherine McCarty (or Bonney, d. 16-Sep-1874 tuberculosis)
Father: William Antrim (stepfather, bartender)

    Murder of Sheriff William Brady (convicted 1881)
    Escaped from Prison 25-Sep-1875
    Escaped from Prison 1879
    Escaped from Prison 28-Apr-1881
    Shot 14-Jul-1881



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