Billy the Kid pardoned 130 years later
As one of his final acts in office, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says he will pardon the man known as “Billy the Kid,” delivering one of America’s best known criminals the pardon he had anticipated for much of his life. The move comes a mere 130 years after the gunslinger’s death. We speak with author/historian Mark Lee Gardener, and discuss why Richardson might want to make such a public pardon to a historical criminal, and ask why the prospect of a pardon is causing such a stir.
Mark recently wrote the book ?To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garret.?
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