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Billy the Kid Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Billy the Kid was an American notorious outlaw and gunfighter. Born on November 23, 1859, he engaged in several crimes until Sheriff Pat Garret gunned him down on July 14, 1881, at age 21 in Fort Summer.
His became an orphan at age 15 after the death of his mother of tuberculosis.
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In 1875 at the age of 16, he was arrested for the first time for stealing food and again ten days later for robbing a Chinese laundry of which he escaped two days later.
Billy the Kid since then became synonymous with crime.
He was involved in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico by joining the Regulators. Being on the police radar for his numerous crimes including the murder of Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady in April 1878, Sheriff Pat Garrett managed to arrest Billy the Kid in April 1881.
He was convicted to death by hanging after a trial for the murder of Brady. On April 28, 1881, Billy the Kid succeeded in escaping from prison, du