Morning, Vagabonds. How many men did Billy the Kid kill? Legend says he killed 21, one for each day of his life. After reading 4 biographies, I count 16. This includes the ones killed by the gang he was in, not necessarily a direct hit from Billy Bonney himself. Some of these were self-defense. Sometimes you hear that he killed 21, not counting persons of certain ethnic derivation. I detest this kind of thinking, as if people who are different from you are not worthy of mention. The Kid loved the Hispanic people. He loved their culture and their music. He loved their dances, and especially their women. The Hispanics looked to him as a sort of hero, calling him “el Chivato!”
Morning, Vagabonds. How many men did Billy the Kid kill? Legend says he killed 21, one for each day of his life. After reading 4 biographies, I count 16. This includes the ones killed by the gang he was in, not necessarily a direct hit from Billy Bonney himself. Some of these were self-defense. Sometimes you hear that he killed 21, not counting persons of certain ethnic derivation. I detest this kind of thinking, as if people who are different from you are not worthy of mention. The Kid loved the Hispanic people. He loved their culture and their music. He loved their dances, and especially their women. The Hispanics looked to him as a sort of hero, calling him “el Chivato!”