In late 1879 or early 1880, Billy the Kid posed for a picture at a Fort Sumner gambling hall. Wearing a crumpled dark hat, a sweater, a vest and boots, he

A picture taken of Billy the Kid back in 1880 will go on the auction block this summer in Denver, Colorado.

Governor Bill Richardson has declined to pardon Old West outlaw Billy the Kid.

Billy the Kid is still in the running for a pardon, but Governor Bill Richardson said no one else will make the cut. He has already pardoned or restored the

New Mexico Gov.-elect Susana Martinez said the state has more important things to worry about than a pardon for Billy the Kid.

More people say they favor a pardon for Billy the Kid than oppose the idea after Gov. Bill Richardson's office set up a website and e-mail address to take

"A promise is a promise, and should be kept," Albuquerque attorney Randi McGinn said of a purported deal with a killer 130 years ago. "And when the government

Descendants of Old West lawman Pat Garrett and New Mexico Territorial Gov. Lew Wallace are outraged that Gov. Bill Richardson is considering a pardon for Billy

Descendants of frontier lawman Pat Garrett personally delivered a message to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that they're opposed to a posthumous pardon for

The showdown between Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline of the frontier

Some call it a mystery; others call it a hoax. Regardless the truth seems to be eluding some amateur historians who are trying to prove that Billy the Kid

The handwritten letter to the governor is polite, articulate and to the point. "Dear Sir," begins the missive. "I wish you would come down to the jail and see