Evaluating the Mystery of ‘Brushy Bill’ Roberts (aka., Billy the Kid) as a Case of Extreme Celebrity Worship

‘Brushy Bill’ Roberts gained notoriety in 1950 for identifying himself as the presumably deceased outlaw ‘Billy the Kid.’ We hypothesized that his case reflected extreme celebrity worship, which involves psychological absorption with a target celebrity and potential fantasy-reality breakdowns. A bl...

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Main Authors: James Houran, Lorraine Sheridan, Neil Dagnall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SSE 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Scientific Exploration
Online Access:https://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/2483