Good evening. This is Crime Classics. I am Thomas Highland with another true story of crime.

Listen. Six shots from a Colt 44 for no reason whatsoever other than to get your ear

attuned to what you're going to hear. Of course I might have said that the Colt 44

belonged to our hero and our hero happened to be walking the field and plucking off

railbirds, but he would have done that for no reason whatsoever too.

So, here we are.

Our hero's name is William Bunny, a lad who was a product of his time,

and whose time may be described as a block.

So tonight, my report to you on Billy Bonnie Bloodletter,

also known as The Kid.

Crime Classics.

A series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land from every time.

Your host each week, Mr Thomas Highland,

connoisseur of Crime, Student of Violence,

and Teller of Murders.

Now once again, Mr Thomas Highland. The William Bonnie got to be 12 years old by being born in New York City in 1859

and being in Silver City, New Mexico in 1871.

He was not tall for his age, but he was a smart one.

Give him a pack of cards and say,

Billy, let's see you deal a full house from the bottom.

And the boy's nimble fingers would flip three aces and two ladies in front of you,

quicker and chote with a cut snout.

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