How can we be so certain that Pat Garrett really put an end to Billy the Kid? Did Billy really live to be an old man named Brushy Bill Roberts? Today we take a look at all of the evidence – the eyewitness accounts, official documentation, coroner’s jury report, etc. – and decide, once and for all, what really happened at Fort Sumner in 1881. We also dispel a few myths, discuss why Garrett didn't take a photo of Billy the Kid, define what the term anecdotal means, and why – at the end of the day – I think it’s ok for us to disagree. #history #wildwest #billythekid #oldwestfacts #facts
Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/
Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/
Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest
Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/
Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.com/wildwestextra/
Were people allowed to view Billy’s dead body? https://btkcoalition.com/btk-history-blog/f/debunking-brushy-were-people-allowed-to-view-billys-dead-body
Dr. Robert Stahl | Pleading for Death Certificate - http://doc45.com/pleading/tenth-court-pleading-by-dr-robert-stahl-for-kid-death-certificate.pdf
Billy the Kid’s Grave by David G. Thomas - https://www.amazon.com/dp/154240472X?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=154240472X&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin
Looking for the series on Billy the Kid? Start here - https://www.wildwestextra.com/billy-the-kid-orphan/
Looking for the series on Pat Garrett? Start here - https://www.wildwestextra.com/pat-garrett-origin-story-part-1/
Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza
Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d