"Billy the Kid: New Evidence" follows the journey of a man with dollar signs in his eyes as he attempts to authenticate a photograph with no provenance because he thinks one of the blurry images in it looks like Billy the Kid.The documentary takes a very one sided approach in an attempt to prove the photos authenticity leaving out most of the vast majority of experts who do not think the photo is of Billy the Kid (or don't think the case is even close to being proved).
This documentary explains how Randy Guijarro, a collector of memorabilia, was able to reconstruct the provenance for a tintype he bought for less than $2 and show that it is only the second known photograph of Billy the Kid. According to the Los Angeles Times the photo is worth $5 million.
Billy the Kid: New Evidence (2015)*** 1/2 (out of 4) Kevin Costner produced and narrated this documentary about Randy Guijarro, a man who found a photo in a shop and bought it for $2 but upon closer inspection it turns out that the photo might be of Billy the Kid. Guijarro's $2 purchase might be worth up to five million dollars but before he can cash in he must try and gather some evidence to show that it's legit and that of Billy the Kid.
