Brushy Bill Roberts (allegedly December 31, 1859 – December 27, 1950, possibly 1879 – December 27, 1950), a.k.a. Ollie Partridge Roberts or Ollie L. Roberts, attracted attention by claiming to be the infamous western outlaw Billy the Kid. Although Roberts' claim has been rejected by almost all historians (and even some of his relatives), there was evidence suggesting his claim may have indeed been true. Brushy Bill's claim is promoted by the "Billy the Kid Museum" in his hometown of Hico in Hamilton County, Texas. His story was further promoted by the 1990 film Young Guns II, as well as a 2011 episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. Robert Stack did a segment on Brushy Bill in early 1990 on the NBC television series Unsolved Mysteries.
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