BILLY THE KID’S FINAL TRICK: Dodging Death and Faking History – Did He Actually Die in 1950?

What if one of the most famous outlaws in American history wasn’t gunned down in 1881 — but lived in secret for nearly 70 years, hiding behind a new name and a stolen grave?

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:00:47.425 = Did Billy The Kid Actually Die in 1950?
00:11:28.697 = A Poltergeist Named Lucy
01:12:15.013 = Burning at Cuba Road Bridge
01:14:39.934 = Bible Study Haunting
01:15:58.641 = Blackpool Ghosts
01:18:35.668 = Dead Sleep
01:36:59.375 = The Haunting of Lilian at the 9th Street Pub
01:48:33.752 = In Dreams
01:53:01.397 = The Cavalier
01:57:43.641 = Ghosts of Christmas
02:02:12.286 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Did Billy The Kid Actually Die in 1950?” by Troy Taylor:https://www.facebook.com/authortt/posts/1560179250745722
“Ghosts of Christmas” by Charlie Dexter (link no longer valid)
“In Dreams” from the book “Tales Too Strange To Be Fiction” by Cindy Parmiter: https://amzn.to/45YWZXj
“The Cavalier” from the book “My Haunted Life” by G. Michael Vasey: https://amzn.to/45Vm4Cm
“Blackpool Ghosts” by Alan Toner from “100 True Ghost Stories”: https://amzn.to/3Ft80Y3
“Dead Sleep” by Annie Wilder, from “House of Spirits and Whispers”: https://amzn.to/4kvU5iI
"The Haunting of Lilian At The 9th Street Pub” by Randy Beasley
“A Poltergeist Named Lucy” by David Domine from “True Ghost Stories and Eerie Legends from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood” https://amzn.to/4cssuLQ
“Burning At Cuba Road Bridge” by Randy Beasley
Special thanks to MoJo for “Bible Study Haunting”
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Originally aired: December 03, 2017
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BillyTheKidMystery