The current governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, is grappling with the issue of whether to grant Billy the Kid a pardon he was reportedly promised by Governor Lew Wallace is 1881.
The family of Pat Garrett, the man who history says shot Billy down, is opposing the pardon along with other opponents of the pardon.
Pat Garrett was reported to shoot Billy the Kid from the darkness, however others say that simply didn't happen and Billy escaped to go to live as Brushy Bill Roberts living in Texas.
Whether the pardon is granted or not, Billy the Kid has been assumed dead for 129 years, but his legend continues to live on.
