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To put an end to the controversy of Billy the Kid living to be an old man, why not exhume Billy the Kids grave (or even his mothers grave) for DNA testing?

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To put an end to the controversy of Billy the Kid living to be an old man, why not exhume Billy the Kids grave (or even his mothers grave) for DNA testing?

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Unfortunately, DNA testing cannot be done since Billy the Kid’s remains were washed away in the Pecos River flood in September of 1904 and the grave was left unmarked for years until a new headstone was placed, and the chances of it being placed in the precise location of Billy the Kid’s grave is slim to none. As for Catherine Antrim’s grave, that site too is in question since it was moved from its original spot in 1882, and it’s not known whether her grave was actually exhumed and relocated to the present day grave site or just the grave marker was replaced. So it would be impossible to do a DNA test (or at least an accurate one) on two unreliable and “iffy” grave sites. So for obvious reasons, to match DNA from the wrong sources can really mess things up and should not be attempted. For more on this, see my web page The Controversy on the Billy the Kid DNA Investigation.

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