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Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank robberies, kidnappings, and murders between 1932 and 1934.
Methvin was serving a 10-year prison sentence at the Eastham prison farm in Huntsville, Texas when Bonnie and Clyde came to break out Raymond Hamilton on January 16, 1934. One guard was killed and another wounded in the prison break. In the confusion, Methvin and three other inmates took the opportunity to escape with Hamilton. [1]
The letter was written by Clyde Barrow in April of 1934 -- and he certainly didn’t hold back his ire. Angry 1934 letter from Bonnie and Clyde goes up for auction Skip to main content
The gang was best known for two of its members, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, an unmarried couple. Clyde Barrow was the leader. Other members included: Clyde's older brother Marvin "Buck" Barrow; Buck Barrow's wife Blanche Barrow; W. D. Jones; Henry Methvin; Raymond Hamilton; Joe Palmer; Ralph Fults [1]
The Majestic Cafe and Bonnie and Clyde. As we stated before, that cafe was the Majestic Café located at 422 Milam in downtown Shreveport. It would later become Dehan’s then Panos.
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Clyde also observed through a rearview mirror that Hamilton was putting some of their robbery money in his pocket. Hamilton left the Barrow Gang after the fight about Mary O'Dare and was recaptured by authorities on April 25, 1934. He was in prison when Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were ambushed and killed by Hamer's posse on May 23, 1934. [10]
Clyde Barrow recognized a stroke of luck when he saw one—the main impediment to his escape just backed away—and he bundled Jones and Parker into the car, easily accomplished through the internal door. Buck and Blanche were not so lucky. There was no door between their cabin and the garage—they had to come out into the open to get to the car.