BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 374) — Today we'll rejoin Billy the Kid's outlaw gang as they continue their attempts to escape the law following the events in Young Guns (BOATS EP. 146). Was Brushy Bill Roberts a real person? Was he Billy the Kid? What other creative liberties did the filmmakers take in telling the true story of Billy the Kid?

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To help us unravel the historical accuracy of Young Guns II, we'll be joined by Josh, the host of The Wild West Extravaganza podcast.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:15 Movie synopsis
00:02:13 Two truths and a lie
00:03:27 Interview
01:09:02 Two truths and a lie answer

Also mentioned in this episode

The Wild West Extravaganza Podcast
Wild West Extravaganza on YouTube
Josh's episode on Dirty Dave Rudabaugh
Charlie Bowdre's blood-stained photo
Listen to Based on a True Story's episode covering the first Young Guns

"Alias Billy the Kid" by William Morrison and C.L. Sonnichsen
The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid by Pat Garrett (and Ash Upson)
The Saga of Billy the Kid by Walter Noble Burns

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