Billy the Kid Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881, also known as William H. Bonney) was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21. He took part in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. McCarty was orphaned at age 14. The owner of a boarding house gave him a room in exchange for work. His first arrest was for stealing food at age 16 in late 1875. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese
Mate Cocido (outlaw) Mate Cocido (outlaw) David Segundo Peralta (March 3, 1897–January 7, 1940), also known as Mate Cosido, a nickname given to him because of a scar on his forehead, was a redoubtable Argentine outlaw, train and bank robber, and rural bandit in north-eastern Argentina. He was born on March 3, 1897 in Monteros, Tucumán Province, Argentina. On January 7, 1940, he was shot in the hip by Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina while collecting the ransom from the kidnapping of a rancher in Villa Berthet, Chaco province. He was never seen again, and it is believed that he died from his wounds. A