Billy the Kid (Henry McCarty, born 1859), was a notorious American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to 9 murders.
After killing a blacksmith in August 1877, Billy the Kid became a wanted man in Arizona and fled to New Mexico.
In 1878 he took part in the Lincoln County War and was later charged with killing 3 men, including Lincoln County Sheriff, William J. Brady.
In 1881, Sheriff Garrett captured Billy the Kid and he was sentenced to be hanged. However, he escaped killing two deputies, evading capture for 2 months. Sheriff Garrett shot and killed him, aged 21.
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