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Billy the Kid was born on Nov. 23, 1859 in New York City. In 1877, while working doing odd jobs in Arizona, he killed his first man, and began a legendary killing spree that resulted not only in his place in history, but aso has made millions at the box office. There is, however, much evidence that this first killing was, in fact, self deefense, but the Kid was jailed anyway. He broke out, and fled to New Mexico, where he joined the Jesse Evans gang for a short time. What followed in the next years is food for specularion, depending upon your sympathies. Either Billy the Kid was a horrid murderer who deserved to die, or he was a victim of the politics of the time and the circumstances that surrounded him. Either way, he was shot to death by Sherrif Pat Garret on Jul. 15, 1881 during an escape attempt.

Billy the Kid is buried in the Old Fort Sumner Cemetary in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

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