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Mar 11, 2023 · Published March 11, 2023. Updated August 19, 2024. On a remote highway in rural Louisiana, six lawmen awaited Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow on the morning of May 23, 1934. When the infamous criminal duo arrived, the posse shot 130 bullets into their Ford V8. By the early 1930s, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were already two of the most ...
Nov 7, 2016 · Highway Patrolman on left beside Sheriff Smoot Schmid,inspects the Barrow “death car” while Frank Hamer (on the right, with his back to the camera) talks with other officials. Photo Credit. In Dr. J.L. Wade’s 1934 report, he listed 17 entrance wounds on Clyde’s body and 26 on Bonnie’s. Wade was the parish coroner.
Dec 6, 2017 · Images of legendary Bonnie Parker, 24, and Clyde Barrow, 23, were on display at the Photographs Do Not Bend (PDNB) Gallery, in Dallas, Texas, in addition to a copy of Clyde's criminal record, his ...
- The Iconic Couple. Parker and Barrow's criminal career was short-lived, only lasting for four years.
- The Photos Prompted A Media Craze. Parker allegedly sent this photo of herself to the police station. It has been circulated for decades.
- She Was Rebellious From A Young Age. Though Parker committed her life to Barrow, she remained married to high school sweetheart Roy Thornton, who was in prison at the time.
- On The Run. This wanted poster was issued just two days before they were killed. The pair was affiliated with the Barrow gang, which had included Clyde's older brother, among others.
Scenes of the aftermath of the shootout with police that killed the infamous outlaw couple, Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde met in January of 1930. Just weeks after their courtship began, Clyde was arrested for burglary and car theft. At Clyde's request, Bonnie smuggled a gun into the jail, aiding in ...
May 23, 2012 · See all Historic Headlines ». On May 23, 1934, the bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, La. The May 23 New York Times wrote that a group of Texas rangers and other authorities laid a “carefully laid death trap,” and as ...
