# Digging Up Billy the Kid: Exhuming the Dead

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Podcast: [The Wild West Extravaganza](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048)
Published: 2026-02-18T17:20:00+00:00
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## Resource

Should Billy the Kid’s body be exhumed? In today’s episode, we break down the evidence surrounding Billy’s death at Fort Sumner, as well as the two failed attempts to dig up the Kid: the 1961 court fight between Lincoln and Fort Sumner, and the 2003 official investigation led by Sheriff Tom Sullivan, Deputy Steve Sederwall, and Sheriff Gary Graves. Finally, we address the DNA question itself and what evidence actually justifies disturbing the dead. Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra The Lunacy of Billy the Kid | True West - https://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/the-lunacy-of-billy-the-kid/ Dreamscape Desperado | True West - https://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/dreamscape-desperado-2/ David G. Thomas Website - https://doc45.com/ Dr. Robert Stahl Eyewitnesses - https://doc45.com/pleading/tenth-court-pleading-by-dr-robert-stahl-for-kid-death-certificate.pdf Forever West | James Townsend - https://www.youtube.com/@ForeverWestPodcast To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner - https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Fast-Horse-Untold-Garrett/dp/0061368296/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1 Chasing Billy the Kid by Kurt House & Roy B. Young - https://www.amazon.com/-/he/Chasing-Billy-Kid-Stewart-Manhunt/dp/0963894706 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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