On July 14, 1881, Henry McCarty—better known by the alias Billy the Kid—was shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. read more
The question of whether Pat Garrett really shot Billy the Kid that night in Pete Maxwell’s bedroom remains unanswered to this day. Tracking Down Billy the Kid. You can track Billy the Kid – as a child – from New York City to Indianapolis, to Wichita, to Denver, to Santa Fe, to southwestern New Mexico’s Silver City. read more
Whoever Pat Garret shot, he did it in the dark. He claimed he recognized Billy’s voice and shot. Only a few hours later, a coroner’s jury declared it was Billy the Kid. The wake was by candlelight the same day, and the body buried the same day with a simple marker. Seems awfully fast for a man that was a legend in the area. read more