[Strikeout King]

Billy, whose real name no one seems to know if it was William H Bonney or Henry McCarty. 

He was an American Outlaw with the Regulators who tried/wanting to bring peace back to Lincoln County New Mexico. They went to war against the Seven Rivers Gang. 

Theirs many conspiracy theories out there surrounding Billy The Kid's death. 

The main story and what seems to be the most factual story is that Billy went to his friend, Pete Maxwell house in search of food, one of Billy's longtime friends, Sheriff Pat Garrett was already in the house in Maxwell's room questioning Maxwell about Billy when Billy walked in. Garrett's two deputies Poe and McKinney were on the porch. 

The story goes is that Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid. 


CONSPIRACY THEORIES:

1. The theory is that Pat Garrett shot the wrong man allowing Billy to escape. 

2. The other Theroy is that Pat Garrett helped Billy escape  


After Billy The Kid's "death" their were two guys that went around claiming to be Billy the Kid. 

- John Miller claimed to be Billy The Kid. He had the same exact pistol that Billy had, even had the 21 notches in it that was on Billy's pistol. 

- Ollie P. "Brushy Bill" Roberts also claimed to be Billy The Kid. He went and tried to get the New Mexico governor to pardon Billy The Kid. 


So the million dollar question is; what really happened on the night of July 14th, 1881 in Pete Maxwell's bedroom in his house? 

Did Pat Garrett shoot and kill Billy The Kid or did Garrett help Billy escape?