While Buffalo Bill evidently became fond of Colorado, Wyoming had strong ties to his legacy as well. Many invoked statements he had made earlier in life that they felt justified him being buried/reburied there (via Mental Floss). Colorado refused to accept this view, as they felt in the end, Bill made his wishes clear. Still, this didn’t stop those who felt wronged. For years, many sought to challenge the status quo through claims of legal falsification and threats of outright stealing Bill’s remains away. His own niece even broke away from the rest of the family to aid in the relocation efforts (via Denverite). 

Some in Cody, Wyoming (the town which specifically laid claim to Bill’s remains) even insist that theft already took place in 1917 — that he has truly been buried there all along (via True West Magazine). None of this is substantiated, though, as Bill’s funeral was open casket. And unless the unlikely theft somehow took place before his burial, they would have had to get through layers of concrete and two metal coffins meant to secure his body. After the deployment of the National Guard in response to a 1948 offer of $10,000 to any who could relocate Bill, there has been no verified move to do so.