crimes of the century: Bonnie and Clyde

crimes of the century: Bonnie and Clyde by ric Gustafson


In 1930, Bonnie Parker was nineteen and married to a man who had killed. Clyde Barrow was twenty years old and a small time Texas thief. He was imprisoned for a time for petty crimes.
In February 1932, Barrow was paroled and shortly after, met Bonnie Parker. They stole a car and drove to Joplin Mo where they killed two cops. Next, they drove to Hillsboro Texas where they executed a man. Then, they traveled to Stringtown Ok where they killed a sheriff.
In March 1933, Clyde's brother Buck Barrow and his wife Blanche joined them. The group was caught in a Joplin garage where Clyde was wounded but they still were able to kill two more officers.
Eventually, Buck becomes fatally wounded fighting law men and Blanche is captured. Bonnie and Clyde kill three more cops.
In May 1934, a posse led by Frank Hamer catch the duo in Ruston La. A gunfight ensues and both bank robbers were killed. Their dead bodies were displayed by lawmen for everyone to see.
Bonnie Parker was 23 and Clyde Barrow was 25.
Their lives were immortalized in a 1967 movie called ' Bonnie and Clyde'.


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