BILLY THE KID Ep. 10 | “The Legend”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The outlaw lifestyle finally catches up with Billy the Kid. A shootout claims the life of one of his oldest friends; he is sentenced to hang for his actions in the Lincoln County War; and he proves one last time that no jail can hold him. But a nighttime rendezvous in Fort Sumner lands him in the crosshairs of sheriff Pat Garrett. Design like a pro with Canva Pro. Get a 45-day extended trial at Canva.me/legends Sign up for HelloFresh today! Use our link and promo code: HelloFresh.com/legends12 Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Billy's best friend, Tom O'Follyard, was killed in an ambush on December 19, 1880 at Fort Sumner.
0:18.2	Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett had tracked Billy's gang across Eastern New Mexico for
0:22.6	a month until he laid a trap for the outlaws in their favorite town.
0:27.4	Night in the darkness and fog, Billy and five friends took the bait.
0:33.6	In the shootout between Billy's gang and Garrett's posse, Tom O'Follyard had been the only casualty.
0:40.5	Four days later, Billy suffered another deeply personal loss.
0:45.5	The last of his old pals was killed.
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1:51.0	From Black Barrel Media, this is Legends of the Old West. I'm your host Chris Wimmer,
1:56.4	and this is a 10-part series about the most notorious outlaw in the history of the American West.
2:01.5	Billy the Kid. This is Episode 10, The Legend.
2:14.2	After the shootout at Fort Sumner, Billy and his four remaining men galloped east to the
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