Billy the kid brief biography

American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)

For other uses, see Billy the Kid (disambiguation).

"Henry McCarty" redirects here. For the American screenwriter and film director, see Henry McCarty (writer).

Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), aliasWilliam H.

Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: four for which he was solely responsible, and five in which he may have played a role alongside others.

He is also noted for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War.

McCarty was orphaned at the age of 15. His first arrest was for stealing food at the age of 16 in 1875.

Billy the kid brief biography

Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested again but escaped shortly afterwards. He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making himself both an outlaw and a federal fugitive. In 1877, he began to call himself "Wil