Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid, real name Henry McCarty, was an outlaw of the Old West who began his life of crime as a young teenager after being orphaned at the age of 15. He was born Henry McCarty and became known as Billy the Kid. Even before he became an adult, McCarty had been wanted by the federal government, and his name appeared on wanted posters under the alias “Billy the Kid.” He fought in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico when he was younger, and it is suspected that he was involved in the murder of three men. In the years leading up to his suicide at the age of 21, he is known to have killed at least eight men.
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