Brushy Bill ... Just Another Billy the Kid Tall Tale?
Description:... A man known as Brushy Bill Roberts proclaimed to all who would listen that he was, in fact, the historical and legendary Billy the Kid! After recorded Brushy Bill interviews with a probate attorney beginning in 1949 and subsequent 1955 publication of the book Alias Billy the Kid, many became convinced of the validity of his claim.Brushy Bill Roberts died from a massive heart attack on the streets of Hico, Texas on December 27, 1950. This was less than a month after an unsuccessful attempt of gaining a pardon promised to Billy the Kid by Governor Lew Wallace many years in the past.Over the years, additional books were published advancing the theory Brushy was indeed Billy the Kid. In addition, the movie Young Guns II began with a re-enactment of Brushy promoting his imaginative tale to probate attorney, William V. Morrison. Other documentaries and television programs including Unsolved Mysteries have also promoted the idea that this elderly man was the Billy the Kid of historical lore.Spoiler alert! Brushy Bill Roberts was NOT Billy the Kid! He was, in fact, just an interesting elderly man, known by his family and acquaintances as a colorful Old West storyteller. Over the years, Brushy's elaborate fable captured the imagination of many. In my book, I have attempted to dispel the elaborate hoax for once and for all!
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