One Last Run: Billy the Kid's Great Escape
In the spring of 1881, the days of the American frontier outlaw were numbered. Captured, convicted, and awaiting execution, Billy the Kid appeared to have reached the end of the trail. But Billy had one more astonishing chapter left to write. In this episode of History Shorts, we follow the legendary outlaw's daring escape from the courthouse jail in Lincoln. Facing the gallows, Billy seized a fleeting opportunity, overpowered his guards, and vanished into the New Mexico wilderness in one of the most dramatic jailbreaks in Old West history. For a brief moment, he was free again—sparking a…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.