to chase the sun west into a new frontier. they would shape a nation, lay hold and buirth a new mythology. but with the passing of time every men has its wreck coning. william h. bonnie escape artist. the legendary gunfighter credited with multiple murders one for each year of his short life. but behind every man stands a myth and behind every legend lies the truth. >> billy the kid, quite possibly the most legendary outlaw of the history of the american west a symbolic figure of the untamed frontier. he's a charismatic kid, but he's a killer all the same. far from a sadistic villain he is made out to be ril yam h.