BILLY KID (PT 1) THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2018
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Billy the Kid,, real name Henry McCarty, has been painted by historians as a ruthless killer and gun for hire- but in truth, he helped bring justice to the Territory of New Mexico in the late 1870's, providing valuable testimony that helped to bring down a crooked system that went all the way up to the governor and was responsible for a number of murders and assorted crimes. This incredible story, gleaned from the twenty year studies of Pulitzer Prize winning western writer James D, Horan as well as other sources, will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
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| 1:35.8 | episode to Quicken the Dead, I shared some family history in saying that I grew up |
| 1:40.4 | with stories about the American West. My dad had been raised on a small |
| 1:45.2 | ranch in New Mexico which would later become a part of Philmont Boy Scout Ranch and |
| 1:49.5 | in that part of the country the stories told were about men like Sam Bass, Dave Rudebaw, |
| 1:55.9 | Bat Masterson, Wes Harden, Doc Holiday, Wyatt Erp, and Billy the Kid born Henry McCarty, later known as Billy Antrim and then William Bonnie, |
| 2:07.0 | with most folks still calling him Billy the Kid. |
| 2:10.0 | Most people around that part of New Mexico thought of Billy as a good kid turned outlaw by a strange twist of events that he didn't ask for and taken advantage of by corrupt politicians looking to make a quick buck and a name for themselves. |
| 2:26.3 | He was no Robin Hood, but then again, he was no cold-blooded killer either. |
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