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Post by 45colt on Aug 22, 2021 8:52:55 GMT -5
I want to go on record that anyone that thinks they can fabricate evidence claiming it came from William V. Morrison and get away with it is wrong. I have shared this concern before that some Brushy Bill "researchers" have made claims over the years that are not only unsubstantiated but are outright fraud. If you pay attention you may notice a pattern it over and over. "This amazing new smoking gun evidence was uncovered by researcher so and so". Funny how that keeps happening after all these years and there is never a source. I can tell you for a fact that, unless it can be pointed to in a specific archive or the provenance verified, nobody has seen whatever remains of Morrison's personal tapes or letters except me. There have recently been several "letters" supposedly written by Morrison that I believe to be modern recreations, better known as fakes, for whatever reason. This is not only unethical but its fraud and does not help anyone find the truth. It also makes people think that Morrison was a fraud when details in those letters prove false. Morrison was not a fraud. My work now is just as much about telling the truth about William V. Morrison as it is about Brushy Bill Roberts. I've said publicly many times, I don't care if Brushy Bill was Billy the Kid. I could have easily left the conclusion open ended in my book like they do on the history shows and then written more books about it. This isn't about that, its about an open and honest evaluation of the evidence. There is a lot of stuff out there that people haven't come forward with yet and we understand that. I have information that I have shown certain people, including Wayne, that I'm just not able to show publicly yet. I wish I could. What I can tell you though is that other than some very powerful revelations, like the fact that "Bonney" was Billy the Kid's outlaw name given to him by Belle Starr, which was never revealed to anyone but Morrison and never revealed beyond him by anybody except me, there is no "smoking gun" evidence in what Morrison may have left behind that proves he was Billy the Kid. The evidence was in the story, affidavits, etc. that he told in Alias Billy the Kid. Yes, there were more affidavits with facts in them and other material that didn't make it into the book but not all was complete and Morrison wasn't going to put anything forward he couldn't prove. There is an affidavit for the coroner, for example, listing all of the gun and knife wounds Brushy had on his body. The coroner refused to sign it. Yes, I have this document and could have faked a signature and produced this "amazing" document proving Brushy had gun and knife scars but that would be unethical and fraud. An affidavit is a legal document. Do I like that the coroner didn't sign it? No, I wish he would have signed it, but he didn't and its unethical to fake evidence. So, when someone discovers a "new" piece of evidence that has no provenance, be very skeptical, especially if its supposed to be a smoking gun. I understand that from the time Morrison died until 2010 or so very few people (besides this board) were looking into these things. Now, there are a lot of people looking into it and making up stuff will only result in the people that do it getting embarrassed when it comes out. So, I hope they stop doing it. By the way, I'm not asking you to trust me either. I haven't shown the Bonney letter yet so feel free not to believe it. What I will show you is this, which is me holding William V. Morrison's personal photo case. I'll leave it there. I hope if anyone is upset that I'm showing this they will understand I'm doing so in order to defend Mr. Morrison's integrity. Apologies for the goofy grin in the photo. I was pretty dang excited that day.
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Post by 45colt on Aug 22, 2021 9:55:02 GMT -5
By the way, the "new" letters that are always discovered are always typed. The originals were hand written as shown in this photo. (left side). They were typed up after for ease of reference and reading. I know who typed them. So, any "new" letter I can verify as original or not because I can see if I have the original handwritten version. No handwritten version, no original. Morrison kept every single letter and I have them all. Also, as you can see from this example, this was a serious legal matter and the goal was to obtain evidence for a legal case. All of the Brushy haters that have made ridiculous claims about a hoax and a fraud are just on the wrong side of history and the truth. Facts matter. You don't have to believe Brushy Bill Roberts was Billy the Kid but Morrison was a professional and honest in his attempt to secure the pardon and there is ZERO evidence to the contrary. Attachments:
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Post by DanJohno on Aug 22, 2021 10:10:14 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this Daniel. Thanks for everything you've done and for showing everyone who Billy really was. You're a legend.
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Post by 45colt on Aug 22, 2021 10:34:45 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this Daniel. Thanks for everything you've done and for showing everyone who Billy really was. You're a legend. Appreciate that but in my opinion Morrison gets the credit. We all stand on his shoulders. He was a good man and I wish he could have seen how modern people today with fair minds value his efforts and research. Thank you, though. Very much appreciated. |
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Post by Wayne Land on Aug 22, 2021 12:45:39 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this Daniel. Thanks for everything you've done and for showing everyone who Billy really was. You're a legend. Let me second the motion. I have the greatest appreciation for you Dan. You have done the leg work and research that I would love to have done but was never in position to be able to. I agree that Morrison's work was the most important. We also owe our gratitude to William Tunstall, Brett Hall, Jannay Valdez and others. But what you have accomplished goes beyond all of it. You have my utmost respect and gratitude. Wayne |
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Post by Wayne Land on Aug 22, 2021 12:48:32 GMT -5
And thanks for what you said about Morrison. I have copies of a few letters that Jannay Valdez had in his files that I've always felt help to demonstrate Morrison's integrity and show that he was truly searching for the truth.
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Post by Elwood on Aug 22, 2021 19:32:20 GMT -5
And thanks for what you said about Morrison. I have copies of a few letters that Jannay Valdez had in his files that I've always felt help to demonstrate Morrison's integrity and show that he was truly searching for the truth. Is there any chance that DNA could be extracted from Brushy's grave site? It may match up with someone else who is related, and traceable to a name; and nail the speculation down once and for all. |
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Post by Wayne Land on Aug 22, 2021 20:45:17 GMT -5
I'm not sure what the current status is as far as Hamilton, TX agreeing to exhume Brushy, but I know at one point they had refused to do so. But since there are no known descendants of Billy The Kid, the best that could happen would be a match or mismatch with living relatives of the real Oliver Pleasant Roberts. If it could be proven Brushy truly was Oliver Roberts then his story would be proven false. If it was proven he was "not" the real Oliver then his claim of being BTK would become more believable.
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Post by MissyS on Aug 22, 2021 21:15:48 GMT -5
I was wondering about Brushy’s other lawyer Ted Andress (Theodore R Andress) from an El Paso law firm who helped on the case for Brushy’s pardon, I was wondering if he had turned over all of his possible documents to Morrison, or if it’s possible he had some evidence he retained that could possibly be retrieved somehow? Ted Andress was shot and killed at an El Paso Airport on Jan. 29, 1959  |
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Post by texas truth teller on Aug 22, 2021 23:55:11 GMT -5
And thanks for what you said about Morrison. I have copies of a few letters that Jannay Valdez had in his files that I've always felt help to demonstrate Morrison's integrity and show that he was truly searching for the truth. Is there any chance that DNA could be extracted from Brushy's grave site? It may match up with someone else who is related, and traceable to a name; and nail the speculation down once and for all. There is a much better chance of locating a male Roberts descendant of Henry Oliver Roberts than obtaining DNA samples. Addresses of some male Roberts descendants of Henry Oliver Roberts can be obtained by searching public records, but descendants may refuse to provide DNA samples when contacted. DNA samples from Brushy's grave require a Texas Disinterment Consent Form, which requires consent and approval by cemetery; plot owner; and next of kin prior to disinterment. |
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Post by 45colt on Nov 27, 2022 12:48:26 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this Daniel. Thanks for everything you've done and for showing everyone who Billy really was. You're a legend. Let me second the motion. I have the greatest appreciation for you Dan. You have done the leg work and research that I would love to have done but was never in position to be able to. I agree that Morrison's work was the most important. We also owe our gratitude to William Tunstall, Brett Hall, Jannay Valdez and others. But what you have accomplished goes beyond all of it. You have my utmost respect and gratitude. Wayne Thank you Wayne. Very kind. I'm just now seeing this a year or so later so my apologies for the slow reply. :-) |
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Post by DanJohno on Nov 28, 2022 19:33:11 GMT -5
I've been watching all of Michael Anthony Giudicissi's All Thing's Billy The Kid YouTube clips and he seems pretty certain Brushy was a liar.
I've been hoping Daniel Edwards would start a YouTube channel to explain his research on Brushy and he has done it.
If you haven't already noticed the videos he's been posting check out YouTube Billy the Kid an autobiography.
Dan Edwards if you read this comment I just want to say thanks and I'm loving the new videos.
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