onnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in 1930 and formed one of the greatest crime duos in American history. Their crime spree lasted for two years, and by the end several dozen banks and stores had been robbed, many individuals had been kidnapped, and over twelve people were killed, including nine police officers. Bonnie and Clyde's spree ended violently when police ambushed and killed the couple on May 23, 1934. These outlaws caused great public hysteria and earned celebrity-like fame during their crime-filled days, but Bonnie and Clyde also represented the problems of an entire generation trying to get ahead in the desperate days of the Great Depression. Their tragic love was admired by some, hated by others, and remembered as a notable part of American history.
Bonnie & Clyde
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Clyde's Birth: Date
24 Mar 1909
Clyde's Birth: Place
Telico, Texas
Clyde's Death: Date
23 May 1934
Clyde's Death: Place
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bonnie's Birth: Date
1 Oct 1910
Bonnie's Birth: Place
Rowena, Texas
Hamer and his posse ambush and kill Bonnie & Clyde
23 May 1934
Two Grapevine police officers are killed
1 Apr 1934
Bonnie and Clyde meet in West Dallas
Dallas, Texas
2 officers stop & investigate their car, 1 killed
6 Apr 1934
Frank Hamer is hired to catch Bonnie and Clyde
1 Feb 1934
A prison break is staged to get Ray Hamilton out
16 Jan 1934
Bonnie and Clyde escape an ambush by Dallas police
22 Nov 1933
Shootout occurs, and Marshall Henry Humphrey dies
23 June 1933
A shootout occurs in Platte City, MO.
19 July 1933
Gang camping at Dextfield Park, IA shootout occurs
24 July 1933
Gang camping at Dextfield Park, IA shootout occurs
Dextfield Park, Iowa
Clyde is captured in Ohio
19 Mar 1930
Clyde is arrested and incarcerated
1 Feb 1930
Shootout occurs at their hideout in Joplin, MO
Joplin, Missouri
Malcolm Davis killed after attempting arrest them
6 Jan 1933
Barrow gang robs a hardware store in Kaufman
18 Apr 1932
Barrow gang robs a store in Texas, killing owner
30 Apr 1932
Shootout occurs at their hideout in Joplin, MO
13 Apr 1933
A shootout occurs in Platte City, MO
Platte City, Missouri
Bonnie and Clyde meet in West Dallas
1 Jan 1930
Doyle Johnson is killed as his car is stolen
25 Dec 1932
Clyde is paroled due to the efforts of his mother
2 Feb 1932
Bonnie smuggles a gun to Clyde, and he escapes
8 Mar 1930
Gang kills Eugene Moore & C. G. Maxwell is wounded
5 Aug 1932
Clyde kills a grocery store owner, Howard Hall
11 Oct 1932
Bonnie is arrested and then released after 3 month
19 Apr 1932
Gang involved in car wreck, Bonnie severely burned
10 June 1933
Bonnie's Death: Place
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bonnie's Death: Date
23 May 1934
Race or Ethnicity
White
Quote
"No man but the undertaker will ever get me..."
Occupation
Criminal
Full Name
Clyde Barrow
Full Name
Clyde Chestnut Barrow
Also known as
Champion
Full Name
Bonnie Parker
Marvin “Buck” Barrow
Clyde's brother
W. D. Jones
Gang Member
Henry Methvin
Gang Member
Bonnie Parker
Clyde's partner & lover
Clyde Barrow
Group leader
Raymond Hamilton
Gang Member
Joe Palmer
Gang Member
Blanche Barrow
Buck Barrow
Sources
The Great Depression
Major J Crowson
Frank A. Hamer
Blanche C Frasure
Prentiss Morel Oakley
William Jones
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Forces War Records, Bonnie & Clyde (https://au.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/93441385/bonnie-amp-clyde/facts : accessed 14 May 2024), database and images, https://au.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/93441385/bonnie-amp-clyde/facts