![]() ![]() The manhunt for Bonnie and Clyde came to an end in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on when they were several officers opened fire on their car. The Barrow Gang continued their crime spree around Texas and as far north as Minnesota, willing to kidnap or even kill those who got in their way. In the aftermath, photos developed from film left at the hideout were published and brought Bonnie and Clyde national notoriety. Amidst gunfire, they were able to escape, as well as kill both a detective and a constable. The group went into hiding in Joplin, Missouri, but was later ambushed by the police. By 1932, Clyde and his associates had killed several civilians and authority figures and were in and out of jail. SA Trucker via YouTube A video out of South Africa showed the moment armed robbers attempted a cash-in-transit heist. They began committing small crimes with several other individuals, though Bonnie was not heavily involved in the acts themselves. May 8, 2021, 2:27 AM PDT Leo Prinsloo (L) and Lloyd Mtombeni escaped an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Pretoria, South Africa on April 22, 2021. They separated a few years later, but never divorced, and Bonnie went to work as a waitress.īonnie and Clyde met in 1930, and it is believed that Bonnie joined Clyde because she was in love with him. Parker excelled in school and wrote poetry often, but she dropped out to marry Roy Thornton weeks before her 16th birthday. Her father died when she was young, and her mother moved the family to a suburb of Dallas. In 1930, he was sent to Eastham Prison Farm, where he beat an inmate to death who had assaulted him.īonnie Elizabeth Parker was born on Octoin Rowena, Texas. In his teens, he was arrested several times, and he began regularly robbing stores and stealing cars. Please note that this footage contains images that may not be appropriate for young children.Ĭlyde Chestnut Barrow was born near Telico, Texas on Maand grew up in impoverished conditions. ![]() Barrow and Parker are both buried in Dallas. They have been the subject of multiple movies, the most popular starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, books, and popular culture studies. The public has remained enamored with Bonnie and Clyde ever since. Photographs of the good-looking couple found at their hideouts were published by the press, who glamorized their life of crime. It is believed the elusive Bonnie and Clyde were shot more than fifty times by the officers with automatic rifles and shotguns, ensuring they would not escape again. They were ambushed and killed on by four Texas officers and two Louisiana officers who had been chasing the couple across the country. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, both Texans, met in 1930, fell in love, and went on a three year crime spree that involved many bank robberies and murders, leading the Barrow Gang during the "public enemy era" of American History. This footage captures scenes of the aftermath of the shootout with police that killed the infamous outlaw couple, Bonnie and Clyde. ![]()
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