The Real Bonnie and Clyde (2009)

[learn_more caption=”Timewatch: The Real Bonnie and Clyde (2009)” state=”open”]

Hollywood portrayed them as the most ‘glamorous‘ outlaws in American history … their chaotic crime-spree lasted 2 years and claimed 14 lives… but who were ‘Bonnie & Clyde‘?… What led them to a life of crime?.. and how did they avoid capture for so long?…

“Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers, and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. The “Barrow Gang” included at times Buck Barrow, Blanche Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, W.D. Jones, Joe Palmer, Ralph Fults, and Henry Methvin. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the “public enemy era” between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by Arthur Penn’s 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde.”… Wikipedia

[/learn_more]