The violent early life of William Bonney, later known as Billy the Kid, unfolds from his New Mexico youth into the killings that make him one of the West's notorious gunmen.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on October 21, 1953. It is listed as episode 17 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes William Conrad, Sam Edwards, Jane Webb, Richard Beals, and Frederick Shields. Other credited names include Elliott Lewis as director, Elliott Lewis as producer, Morton Fine as writer, David Friedkin as writer, and Lou Merrill as host.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

This version is based on Billy Bonny Bloodletter, Also Known as 'the Kid'.

CBS historical true-crime docudrama created, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.