Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Biography, Death, & Facts
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Pat Garrett was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid. Born in Alabama and reared in Louisiana, Garrett left home at about the age of 17 and headed for Texas and the life of a cowboy and buffalo hunter. In 1879 he married and settled in Lincoln county, New Mexico, where he
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Barry Keoghan To Star In 'Billy The Kid' From Director Bart Layton
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Image of WILLIAM H. BONNEY - (1859-1881). Known As Billy The Kid. American Desperado. Billy The Kid Is Shot Dead By Sheriff Pat Garrett In A Darkened Room At The Maxwell Ranch
How Billy the Kid Really Died
How Billy the Kid Really Died
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Billy the Kid, Biography, Death, & Facts
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Statement adds twist to Billy the Kid saga
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Watch Billy the Kid, American Experience, Official Site
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Academic seeks death certificate for outlaw Billy the Kid
THIS DAY IN BILLY THE KID HISTORY: - About Billy the Kid
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973): That Long Black Cloud is Comin' Down
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of History of Billy the Kid, by Chas. A. Siringo.
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How Billy the Kid Died, as Sheriff Pat Garrett Tells It
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