Back in October 2012, Paul Colt visited this blog with a post about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Paul’s latest book, A Question of Bounty: The Shadow of Doubt is published this month by Five Star. Here he takes a second look at the death of Billy the Kid.
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Two years ago Andi gave me the opportunity to share one of my favorite historical controversies. Pat Garrett claims he killed Billy the Kid, July 14, 1881. John Poe, Garrett’s deputy on the scene that night—and others—question Garrett’s claim. They suggest he killed the wrong man and covered it up. Continue reading