tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post532124097442306333..comments2023-11-03T05:29:25.633-07:00Comments on Wild West History: Billy the Kid on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE--ReviewDarla Sue Dollmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-12628773576733291342012-03-29T08:16:39.935-07:002012-03-29T08:16:39.935-07:00I'm working on a post on Billy the Kid right n...I'm working on a post on Billy the Kid right now. Oddly, I've never written about him. It seems there's already so much said about him. I think it would be fun to write my opinions on the issue, though. You're right--there is so much mystery, and so many conflicting views on what happened!Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-81720158921557203662012-03-28T23:37:23.675-07:002012-03-28T23:37:23.675-07:00Not only is possible that Pat Garrett did not kill...Not only is possible that Pat Garrett did not kill Billy the Kid, but it's also possible that Billy the Kid was not killed by Pat Garrett. Now that sounds stupid, but there is only one authenticated photo of Billy and most folks had no idea what the Kid looked like. Garrett was only person who knew Billy personally at the time and place of the shooting and he identified the body.<br /><br />Those who might have seen the one photo of Billy would have believed him to be left-handed as we have for more than 100 hundred years. The photo is the one you show in the right column which shows his pistol on his left hip. The newspaperman who published the photo, accidentally reversed it when typesetting. A close examination of the Winchester clearly shows the loading door is on the wrong side of the rifle. Billy the Kid was right-handed, may have been allowed to escape by his friend Garrett, and died an old man.<br /><br />Another fabulous Old West mystery. Gotta love it.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-27852406185810456892012-03-21T13:12:36.008-07:002012-03-21T13:12:36.008-07:00That's an interesting coincidence--I'm wat...That's an interesting coincidence--I'm watching a show right now that seems to be saying the same thing.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-56089592165315496642012-03-21T12:48:57.128-07:002012-03-21T12:48:57.128-07:00Recently, I saw this program on The History Channe...Recently, I saw this program on The History Channel about Billy the Kid. Of the three people who investigated the death of Billy the Kid, two of them were positive that Pat Garrett did not kill him.Tim Sheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931913325290043598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-80861575808437532452012-03-14T15:04:50.107-07:002012-03-14T15:04:50.107-07:00I have hitchhiked through Lincoln County, New Mexi...I have hitchhiked through Lincoln County, New Mexico. Very beautiful country.Tim Sheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931913325290043598noreply@blogger.com