'BILLY THE KID' The Ghost Town of Bonita and the First Man Killed by Billy the Kid #billythekid

Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders.
McCarty was orphaned at the age of 15. His first arrest was for stealing food at the age of 16 in 1875. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested again but escaped shortly afterwards. He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making himself both an outlaw and a federal fugitive. In 1877, he began to call himself "William H. Bonney".

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[ericcrawford]

Cool! Billy has always fascinated me. Thanks looked like a lonely stretch of hiway.

[JohnPennock-dy]

Wow, great VIDEO, thanks for info. John P.

[JohnPennock-dy]

Sad, to bad Billy got a bad start! John P.

[chrismoreno]

Cool video!! Have you been to the town of Lincoln here in NM?? There are alot of historic sites there.