Sheriff Pat Garret shot Billy the Kid while avoiding recapture .
Pat Garrett...
He first killed Frank 'Windy' Cahill, after Windy kept throwing him around and slapping him in front of everybody when he saw Billy. It was self defense, but he was still arrested for it as the local jury determined that it was "criminal and unjustified."
July 14, 1881
William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in a darkened hotel room in the tiny village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory, on July 14, 1881. (The American territory of New Mexico did not officially attain statehood until 1912)
The reward for killing Billy the Kid, an infamous outlaw of the American Old West, was set at $500. This bounty was offered by the governor of New Mexico Territory, Lew Wallace, due to Billy's criminal activities, including cattle rustling and murder. Despite his notoriety, Billy the Kid was ultimately killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881, who collected the reward.
Pat(Patrick)Garret was the one who killed Billy the kid in the year 1881
Billy the Kid died on July 14, 1881 at the age of 21.
Pat Garrett...
He first killed Frank 'Windy' Cahill, after Windy kept throwing him around and slapping him in front of everybody when he saw Billy. It was self defense, but he was still arrested for it as the local jury determined that it was "criminal and unjustified."
Billy the Kid was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881. Garrett, who had been tracking the notorious outlaw, shot him in a dark room at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The killing marked the end of Billy the Kid's legendary life as a gunslinger and outlaw in the American West.
July 14, 1881
William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in a darkened hotel room in the tiny village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory, on July 14, 1881. (The American territory of New Mexico did not officially attain statehood until 1912)
Billy the Kid aka William H. Bonney, was born Henry McCarty on November 23, 1859 and was shot and killed on July 14, 1881. Billy the Kid was 21 years old at the time of his death.
The reward for killing Billy the Kid, an infamous outlaw of the American Old West, was set at $500. This bounty was offered by the governor of New Mexico Territory, Lew Wallace, due to Billy's criminal activities, including cattle rustling and murder. Despite his notoriety, Billy the Kid was ultimately killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881, who collected the reward.
No, Billy the Kid never received a pardon. Although he was promised a pardon by New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace in exchange for his testimony against other outlaws, the pardon was never formally granted. Billy the Kid was ultimately shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 before any pardon could be finalized.
William H. Bonney was a robber and murderer of the American Wild West. He lived from 1859 to 1881. He was known as "Billy the Kid".
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