Billy the Kid

  • William Henry Mccarty is born

    William Henry Mccarty is born
  • Billy is arrested for stealing laundry

  • Billy escapes jail

  • Billy kills Windy Cahill

    Billy kills Windy Cahill
  • Billy gets hired

    Billy the Kid hired as cowboy by John H. Tunstall and Alexander McSween
  • John Tunstall killed

    John Tunstall killed
    Tunstall killed by men working for Lawrence G. Murphy and J.J. Dolan. Pro-Tunstall workers form a small gang called "The Regulators"
  • William Brady Killed

    Regulators kill Sheriff William Brady and one of his deputies
  • BIlly arrested

    Billy is arrested for the murder of William Brady
  • Billy starts a new life

    Billy starts making a living gambling and stealing horses
  • Bounty on Billy

    Bounty on Billy
    Governor Wallace sets a bounty for Billy's arrest
  • Billy's Conviction

    Billy's Conviction
    Billy is convicted of murder in Mesilla, New Mexico. He is sentenced to hang.
  • Billy escaped

    Billy escapes from Lincoln County courthouse
  • Billy's Death

    Billy's Death
    Billy the Kid is shot by Pat Garret in Fort Summer, New Mexico