Well, I'm no expert on Wyatt Earp because I already have my hands full with Billy the Kid and all his controversies, but from what I know after the shooting the surviving gang members took the body of Curly Bill and buried it and then denied his death so Wyatt couldn’t collect a $1,000 reward and lay claim to killing one of the toughest outlaws in Arizona. One of the outlaws did confess that Wyatt had killed Curly Bill. Just like with all the other celebrity-type outlaws that were too tough to die, folks came up with “Curly Bill Sightings,” but none could be confirmed.
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