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Billy the Kid,(1859-1881), alias William Bonney, was an infamous outlaw in Lincoln County, New Mexico. According to legend, he killed 21 men, one for each year of his life, though this is unlikely<ref name="wallis244">Wallis (2007), p. 244.</ref>.
Billy the Kid, (1859-1881), alias William Bonney, was an infamous outlaw in Lincoln County, New Mexico. According to legend, he killed 21 men, one for each year of his life, though this is unlikely<ref name="wallis244">Wallis (2007), p. 244.</ref>.
== Early years ==
Billy was born Henry McCarty in a New York City slum. After his father died, Billy and his mother moved to Silver City, [[New Mexico]], to look for a steady source of income <ref>name="eyewitness">Eyewitness to History [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/billythekid.htm]</ref>
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