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# Billy the Kid
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-experience/episode/american-experience-billy-the-kid/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T05:30:08.000Z
- Description: A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Experience, Season 24, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_37f0c89b-c8da-4093-8963-2ce540a14ab2, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_565410c5-fa6f-4aa6-b2bd-9f1fcdc0e587, #v1.16

A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.