Some accounts claim they were so close they earned the nicknames "Big Casino" (Garrett) and "Little Casino" (the Kid).
(1992)
An American gunfighter who rose to prominence during the Lincoln County War . Despite his short life—he died at 21—he was linked to nine murders and became a symbol of frontier rebellion. pat garrett billy the kid
Born Henry McCarty (later known as William H. Bonney) in New York City’s Irish slums, Billy’s life was one of early abandonment. By his teens, he was drifting through the New Mexico Territory. Small in stature (barely 5’7"), with a boyish face and prominent front teeth, he didn’t look the part of a killer. Yet, by age 21, he was reputed to have killed 21 men (one for each year of his life—a colorful exaggeration; the real number is likely four or five). Some accounts claim they were so close they
