The Story
Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. In
1914 the family packed up and moved to Cement City, Texas.
Clyde Chestnut Barrow, was born in Telco, Texas on March 24, 1909. He stopped going school in the fifth grade. In 1922 the family moved to the Dallas Texas area.
In January 1930, when Clyde met Bonnie Parker the romance began immediately. Not long after she met Clyde he was sentenced to the Eastham Prison Farm for fourteen years. Clyde experienced such brutal treatment that it changed his life. He wanted this prison destroyed.
Clyde Mother helped Clyde get a pardoned from prison on February 2, 1932. However, just before his release, Clyde asked another prisoner to chop off two of his so that he could avoid working in the cotton fields. After being released from prison Clyde worked for about two weeks but soon returned to Bonnie and the went off in a stolen car.
While in the stolen car the police found the couple. Bonnie ended up in the Kaufman, Texas jail for a couple of months.
Bonnie was released from jail in June and immediately joined Clyde again.
In 1933 Clyde’s brother, Buck, was released from prison. In March 1933 Buck and his second wife, Blanch, joined up with Clyde and Bonnie in Joplin, Missouri. The group who were now called the Barrow gang spent time hiding out in Joplin. Clyde accidently discharged his gun while cleaning it and the gun sound brought police to the hideout. When the gang escaped from the hideout they left behind most of their possessions including Buck and Blanche’s marriage license, weapons, poem by Bonnie and rolls of undeveloped film. July 29, 1933 Buck died as a result of a gun battle with police and Blanch was captured. On January 16, 1934 Barrow helped several prisoners escape from the Eastham prison. Clyde felt as though he had met one of his goals by getting revenge on the Texas Department of Corrections. This attack attracted law enforcement and federal government to go on a manhunt for Barrow and Parker. The Barrow gang continued on their killing spree and killed two highway patrolmen on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934. The public option of Bonnie and Clyde changed over time. At first the public supported the gang however in 1934 the public began to view the gang negatively. The public demanded extermination of the survivors of the Barrow gang.
Clyde Chestnut Barrow, was born in Telco, Texas on March 24, 1909. He stopped going school in the fifth grade. In 1922 the family moved to the Dallas Texas area.
In January 1930, when Clyde met Bonnie Parker the romance began immediately. Not long after she met Clyde he was sentenced to the Eastham Prison Farm for fourteen years. Clyde experienced such brutal treatment that it changed his life. He wanted this prison destroyed.
Clyde Mother helped Clyde get a pardoned from prison on February 2, 1932. However, just before his release, Clyde asked another prisoner to chop off two of his so that he could avoid working in the cotton fields. After being released from prison Clyde worked for about two weeks but soon returned to Bonnie and the went off in a stolen car.
While in the stolen car the police found the couple. Bonnie ended up in the Kaufman, Texas jail for a couple of months.
Bonnie was released from jail in June and immediately joined Clyde again.
In 1933 Clyde’s brother, Buck, was released from prison. In March 1933 Buck and his second wife, Blanch, joined up with Clyde and Bonnie in Joplin, Missouri. The group who were now called the Barrow gang spent time hiding out in Joplin. Clyde accidently discharged his gun while cleaning it and the gun sound brought police to the hideout. When the gang escaped from the hideout they left behind most of their possessions including Buck and Blanche’s marriage license, weapons, poem by Bonnie and rolls of undeveloped film. July 29, 1933 Buck died as a result of a gun battle with police and Blanch was captured. On January 16, 1934 Barrow helped several prisoners escape from the Eastham prison. Clyde felt as though he had met one of his goals by getting revenge on the Texas Department of Corrections. This attack attracted law enforcement and federal government to go on a manhunt for Barrow and Parker. The Barrow gang continued on their killing spree and killed two highway patrolmen on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934. The public option of Bonnie and Clyde changed over time. At first the public supported the gang however in 1934 the public began to view the gang negatively. The public demanded extermination of the survivors of the Barrow gang.
In May 1934 six Texas officers were set up to ambush Bonnie
and Clyde’s car. The cops stopped their
car and told Bonnie and Clyde give up.
The couple started to reach for their guns but never had a chance to use
them. The posse opened fire with high velocity bullets. Bonnie and Clyde’s car rolled slowly to ditch.
The officers used 167 rounds to shoot at the car. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were
pronounced dead May 24, 1934.