Grave Secrets: Where Is Billy the Kid Really Buried?
For generations, rumors have swirled that Old West outlaw Billy the Kid’s grave at Fort Sumner was swept away by a massive flood. But is there any truth to the legend, or does Billy still rest beneath...
2 Loka 202513min
In the Days of Billy the Kid: Featuring James B. Mills
Was José Chavez y Chavez really part Navajo? And what about Billy the Kid’s famous escape from Lincoln? Was that Young Guns 2 scene with the pistol in the outhouse true, or did he overpower his guard?...
30 Syys 20251h 12min
James Beckwourth: From Slave to Mountain Man
James Beckwourth lived one of the most extraordinary lives in American frontier history. Born the son of a white plantation owner and an enslaved Black woman, Beckwourth was freed by his father and se...
25 Syys 202527min
Sheriff Pat Garrett & the $500 Controversy
Did Pat Garrett receive the $500 bounty on Billy the Kid’s head? For years, rumors have spread that Garrett was denied payment because he failed to prove the Kid’s death. But how true are these claims...
19 Syys 202524min
Bigfoot Wallace: Texas Hero or Villain?
Bigfoot Wallace is one of those figures who looms so large in Texas history that it can be tough to separate the facts from the tall tales. Born in Virginia and hardened by tragedy, Wallace headed to ...
16 Syys 202527min
The Widow's Secret: Was Billy the Kid's Death a Hoax?
Did Pat Garrett’s widow really claim that her husband helped to fake the demise of Billy the Kid? What about Garrett’s daughter, Elizabeth? Did she really give an interview in the 1980s saying the sam...
12 Syys 202524min
John Tornow | Wild Man of the Wynoochee
John Tornow, also known as the Wild Man of the Wynoochee, became one of the most feared and hunted men in the Pacific Northwest during the early 1900s. Born in Iowa in 1880, he grew up in Washington’s...
10 Syys 202520min
Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton
Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton was more than a mascot. He was a real man who claimed to have lived one of the most violent and extraordinary lives of the Old West. Born in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, Ea...
8 Syys 202520min
