William T. Phillips

William T. Phillips (1863 – 1937) was a Spokane, Washington author, best remembered for "The Bandit Invincible", a biography of the outlaw Butch Cassidy. A copy of the book is held at The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. Phillips claimed to have known Cassidy since childhood, and states in his book that Butch Cassidy's real name was not Robert Parker. Some have speculated that Phillips "was" Butch Cassidy but there is scant evidence to support the claim.

References

*cite book | author=Pointer, Larry | title=In Search of Butch Cassidy | location=Oklahoma | publisher=University of Oklahoma Press | year=1988 | id=ISBN 0-8061-2143-2 (William T. Phillips is the subject of this book.)

*"What Ever Happened to Butch Cassidy?" Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 13 February 1991 (included a discussion about William T. Phillips)

External links

* [http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=921 Spokesman Review] recent discussion on Phillips
* [http://www.butchandsundance.com/players/wtphillips.htm William T. Phillips on ButchandSundance.com]
* [http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/pbb&CISOPTR=203&REC=13 The Bandit Invincible] Online copy at J. Willard Marriott Library