Brushy Bill Roberts Hico Outlaw Cache — Hamilton County

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Brushy Bill Roberts Hico Outlaw Cache — Hamilton County

Lost Treasure TX • Hamilton County County
Description
Hico legend of outlaw loot tied to Brushy Bill Roberts — the man who claimed to be Billy the Kid and is buried in Hico Cemetery after dying in the town in 1950.
Historical Notes
Ollie P. "Brushy Bill" Roberts appeared in Hico in 1948 claiming he was William H. Bonney and had not been killed by Pat Garrett in 1881. He died in Hico on December 27, 1950, and is buried in Hico Cemetery; the town embraces the legend with the Billy the Kid Museum. Lincoln County War outlaw folklore often imagines unrecovered Kid-era strongboxes wherever associates lived in later life. No authenticated loot has been linked to Roberts, and historians widely dispute his claim. Related entries document Lincoln, Fort Sumner, and White Oaks Billy the Kid variants. Coordinates mark downtown Hico in Hamilton County.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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