Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde in March 1933. This is a photo found by police at the hideout in Joplin, Missouri.

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American outlaws and robbers. They were from the area around Dallas. They traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression.

Clyde is known today for his bank robberies. However, he preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and several civilians. The couple were eventually surprised and killed by police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.^[1]

A 1967 movie about them, Bonnie and Clyde, stars Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.

Bonnie And Clyde Media

Bonnie Parker, c. 1932–1933
Clyde Barrow, circa 1932–1933
Parker's pose with a cigar and gun gained her an image in the press as a "cigar-smoking gun moll" after police found the undeveloped film in the Joplin house.
The gang's Joplin hideout. Recovered photos and Bonnie's "Suicide Sal" poem were published in newspapers nationwide.37°03′06″N 94°31′00″W / 37.051671°N 94.516693°W / 37.051671; -94.516693
W. D. Jones committed two murders in his first two weeks with Barrow at age 16. The cut-down shotgun is one of his "whippet" guns.
Bonnie with a shotgun reaches for a pistol in Clyde's waistband.
The two-unit Red Crown Tourist Court, where the gang's conspicuous behavior drew police. Buck was mortally wounded in the ensuing gunfight. 39°18′43″N 94°41′11″W / 39.31194°N 94.68639°W / 39.31194; -94.68639
Blanche is captured at Dexfield Park, Iowa, still in her jodhpurs.41°33′52″N 94°13′44″W / 41.564388°N 94.228942°W / 41.564388; -94.228942
W. D. Jones' confession triggered murder warrants against the gang.
Former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, the Barrow Gang's relentless shadow after the notorious Eastham prison breakout