Parker and Barrow, or "Bonnie and Clyde," as they were popularly known, first met in 1930, but Barrow spent the next two years in prison. Following his release, he and Bonnie Parker became America's most famous outlaws, robbing banks and small businesses. Their 21-month crime spree spanned Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Missouri, where they killed at least 13 people and escaped from several police ambushes before they were killed at a roadblock near Gibsland, Louisiana on May 23, 1934.The gang's evasion from the authorities didn't last long. Their cold-hearted killing, particularly of civil servants, toughened the authority's view of bringing the gang to justice, dead or alive. On April 1, 1934, Clyde Barrow's reputation for ruthlessness was cemented when he and fellow gang member Henry Methvin turned their guns on two highway patrolmen in Grapevine, Texas.
(On May 23, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde were driving down a back road near their hideout at Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Unbeknownst to them, a posse of four Texas and two Louisiana officers led by ranger captain Frank Hamer were laying low, waiting. Within seconds the rangers opened fire, delivering more than 100 bullets into the notorious pair.)
(On May 23, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde were driving down a back road near their hideout at Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Unbeknownst to them, a posse of four Texas and two Louisiana officers led by ranger captain Frank Hamer were laying low, waiting. Within seconds the rangers opened fire, delivering more than 100 bullets into the notorious pair.)
bonnie
Bonnie was born into a poor family and was married at the age of 16. Her life was to change dramatically when she crossed paths with a young Clyde and their lives and names would be forever linked.
Her father was a bricklayer. When he died in 1914, Bonnie's mother, Emma Parker, moved her, along with her older brother Hubert and younger sister Billie, to the West Dallas community of "Cement City." In school Bonnie was an honor student. When she was sixteen, she married childhood sweetheart Roy Thornton. Though it was a troubled marriage, they did not divorce, even after Thornton was sentenced to five years in prison in 1929. Parker had a tattoo above her right knee that said "Roy and Bonnie".
In November of that same year, the Dallas café where Bonnie worked closed. She met Barrow in January 1930 and they began their romance.
Her father was a bricklayer. When he died in 1914, Bonnie's mother, Emma Parker, moved her, along with her older brother Hubert and younger sister Billie, to the West Dallas community of "Cement City." In school Bonnie was an honor student. When she was sixteen, she married childhood sweetheart Roy Thornton. Though it was a troubled marriage, they did not divorce, even after Thornton was sentenced to five years in prison in 1929. Parker had a tattoo above her right knee that said "Roy and Bonnie".
In November of that same year, the Dallas café where Bonnie worked closed. She met Barrow in January 1930 and they began their romance.
clyde
Criminal, outlaw. Born Clyde Chestnut Barrow on March 24, 1909 in Ellis County, Texas. The fifth of seven children born to a poor farming family in Texas, Clyde Barrow and his brother Buck supported themselves as petty thieves. When Clyde met Bonnie Parker in January 1930, he was 21 and single. Soon after their meeting, he was sent to jail for burglary, and Bonnie smuggled him a gun and aided his escape. Upon his re-capture, he was jailed for two years. He was eventually paroled in February 1932 and reacquainted himself with Bonnie.