Billy the Kid's Grave - A History of the Wild West's Most Famous Death Marker

'Quien es?' The answer to this incautious question - 'Who is it?' - was a bullet to the heart. That bullet -- fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick F. Garrett from a .40-44 caliber single action Colt pistol -- ended the life of Billy the Kid, real name William Henry McCarty. But death - ordinarily so final - only fueled the public's fascination with Billy the Kid. * What events led to Billy's killing? Was it inevitable? Was a woman involved? If so, who was she? * Why has Billy's gravestone become the most famous - and most visited - Western death marker? Is Billy really buried in his grave? Is the grave in the right location? * Is it true that Pat Garrett's first wife is buried in the same cemetery? Is Billy's girlfriend buried there also? * The Fort Sumner cemetery where Billy's grave is located was once plowed for cultivation. Why? * What town, seeking a profitable tourist attraction, tried to move Billy's body, using a phony relative to justify the action? These questions -- and