KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Oct. 1, Dolly Parton will release a sequel to her New York Times best-selling picture book Billy the Kid Makes it Big! The announcement came Wednesday, saying the new ...

An outlaw with a deadly reputation, Billy the Kid was gunned down by an ambitious sheriff on July 14, 1881. The felling of one of the most notorious criminals of the age was instantly national news.

When Wallace attempted to end the fighting by offering amnesty to all involved, Billy the Kid responded. "I have no wish to fight anymore," McCarty wrote in a letter to Governor Wallace.