Duerme Bien Querido Guillermo

When you compare the facts with the tales of his legend, you'll find that most stories of his life are pure fabrication. He is known worldwide for his killer marksmanship with a gun, but few know his reputation for helping the elderly, the poor and the young. It's been said that he killed a man for every year of his life. That would bring his total to about twenty one, but nine would be a more accurate number according to historical documentation. Although he killed, he was not at all a wanton killer outlaw. If given a choice not to kill, that would have been his choice for sure. He killed in self defense, he killed in an act of war, he killed in the line of duty and then he killed once more. He killed to escape his execution. In all honesty, I would have killed just like he had I been placed in the same situations. Billy Bonney was not at all your classic killer outlaw. A poor victim of circumstance would accuratly describe his life more. He experienced more violence in his short lifetime than today's war veterans. He suffered personal loss that any one of us would find most horrifying, yet he never lost his friendly, helpful and charming disposition. In short, if you weren't his enemy, you couldn't help but love him. His tragic, short and violent life had come to an end when he was killed by the hand of a Judas who was once his friend. He was shot in the dark without warning, he was unarmed. An all night long candle lit vigil followed as everyone mourned. He was already a legend back when the old west was still untamed and wild, but legend doesn't portray the brutal harshness of the true life he had lived. His was the tragedy of a promising young boy, forced to become a man while still a child and all would one day know him as Billy, the Kid. * Duerme Bien Querido Guillermo *