Nun who stood up to Billy the Kid to be subject of TV series

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Italian-born nun who once challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs, opened hospitals and schools in the American Southwest and is now on a path toward possible Sainthood soon will be the subject of a TV series.

According to one story, she received a tip that Billy the Kid was coming to her town to scalp four doctors who refused to treat his friend's gunshot wound.

Allen Sanchez, president and CEO of CHI St. Joseph's Children — an Albuquerque community health organization born of Segale's work — said the nun is a perfect subject for a television series since many of the same issues she faced still resonate.

The new production comes as Albuquerque has become a popular filming location for television series, ranging for AMC-TV's "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" and NBC's "The Night Shift."

Witnesses said Segale fought against the cruel treatment of American Indians and sought to stop the trafficking of women as sex slaves.