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The story of Garrett shooting McCarty is a lot like the usual story about Garrett shooting Bonney. Bonney's death is missing from this article, and yet that's the main thing Pat Garrett was famous for. [unsigned]
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[edit] Birthday and more
http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_names/garrett_pat/garrett_pat.html Many places say it was feb 28th he died, not 29th, so let's investigate, also... did he really shoot the kid, but was it in the back?
[edit] Debate over facts of death
Are there any serious historians today who doubt Brazel was the killer? I ask not to be contentious or snarky, but because I feel like the article as it is (I just tinkered a bit) presents the other "killers" almost as equally plausible alternative theories, especially since the part about most historians agreeing it was Brazel doesn't come until the very end of the section.
Really, I'm curious: does anyone know of a serious historian who holds on to one of the alternate theories? I mean, no historian that I have ever heard really thinks Jim Miller did the killing. If no one has any objections, when I get home tonight I'd like to make it clear in the first paragraph that almost everybody thinks Brazel did it, and then present the others as outdated theories, primarily of historical interest because of the Pat Garrett legend. Ford MF 00:11, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Truth of killing the Kid
- 1. He didn't know Billy's real name, Henry McCarty. He thought it was William Bonney.
- 2. He shot the Kid in Fort Sumner, at the home of the Maxwells.
- 3. The Kid fired one shot from a revolver, missed entirely.
- 4. The kid was carrying a revolver and a kitchen knife.
- 5. Garrett fired twice, second shot missing entirely.
- 6. The shot from Garret's revolver ripped the Kid's ventricles.
- 7. The kid was dying when he fired his shot.
- 8. Garret used a revolver, not a Sharps rifle.
All of this was taken from Garrett's book, "The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid"
Commander Anonymous 72.84.133.28 19:57, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Relating to above on Garret's book
Can it be trusted to tell the true circumstances of Billy the Kid's death? He may have been trying to patch up his reputation. He wasn't well liked, from what it sounds, by any major politician, and he offended the one who did (specifically TR). He doesn't seem to be the most reputable person, from who his friends are. And there had always been controversy over the Kid's death.
So Garret had every reason to lie.
I don't really know though. Just suggesting maybe Garret's book isn't the most unbiased source.
