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'''John Miller''' (1850? &ndash; November 7, 1937) was said to have claimed to be the famous Western outlaw [[Billy The Kid]]. In May 2005, Tom Sullivan and Steven Sederwall of the [[Lincoln County, New Mexico|Lincoln County]] Sheriff's Department in [[New Mexico]] exhumed the bones of John Miller from his gravesite at Pioneers' Home Cemetery in [[Prescott, Arizona]] in an attempt to get his identity verified. Though the pair believed the exhumation was permitted, official permission was not provided.<ref>Associated Press ([[2006-10-24]]) "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20061024/ai_n16801551 2 won't face charges in Billy the Kid quest]. Deseret News (Salt Lake City). FindArticles.com. Retrieved [[2008-08-29]].</ref> A [[DNA]] analysis was performed by [[Henry Lee (forensic scientist)|Henry Lee]], a noted [[forensic scientist]], but results were never released. As of 2008, a lawsuit is pending against officials in Lincoln County that would, if successful, publicize the results of that test along with other evidence collected by Sullivan and Sederwall in their investigation.<ref>Associated Press ([[2008-08-28]]) [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,412761,00.html Lawsuit seeks DNA evidence for 1881 death of Billy the Kid]. [[Fox News]]. Retrieved [[2008-08-29]].</ref>
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== External links ==
*[http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/billythekid/johnmiller.html John Miller -- The Kid?]

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