#8: Billy the Kid
Let’s return to the wild, untamed days of the American West and meet the legendary figure, Billy the Kid. Born Henry McCarty on November 23, 1859, this notorious gunslinger is etched into history as one of the most infamous of his kind. By the tender age of 21, he had already left a trail of at least 27 men laid to rest in his wake, a grim testament to his formidable notoriety.
Billy’s life was a whirlwind of outlawry and delusion, as he constantly danced on the edge of danger. He rustled horses and cattle, evading capture until the fateful year of 1880 when the shadow of a murder charge loomed large over him—the victim: Sheriff Brady, a casualty of the intense Lincoln County War. As the law closed in, the Kid and his gang found themselves trapped on December 23, 1880.