Bonnie Elizabeth Parker

Bonnie and Clyde, lovers and criminals who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression were not considered as romantic back then as they are today. Their gang was responsible for at least nine police officer and several civilian deaths. It is unsure how the couple met but it is thought that it was love at a first sight. When Bonnie and Clyde met (probably in 1930), the latter already had a criminal record but that obviously did not bother Bonnie. She decided to join him in his criminal undertakings and stayed with him until the very end. They were ambushed by the police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana in 1934 and killed. The couple wanted to be buried together but Bonnie’s family did not allow it.

Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde 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. 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.

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Legendary Outlaw. She was the middle child and oldest daughter of Henry and Emma Parker. After the death of her father in 1914, her mother moved the family to the West Dallas area called “Cement City.” In her youth, she was known for being kind, an Honor Student and a writer of poetry (and other creative writing endeavors). In 1926, She married high-school sweetheart Roy Thornton. Despite the rocky and sometimes abusive marriage and Roy’s imprisonment in 1929, she remained married to him until she died. To support herself, she worked as a waitress at Marco’s café and became friends with Ted Hinton (who would ironically take part in gunning her down). In 1930, she met Clyde Barrow when she was unemployed and helping out a mutual friend. When he was arrested shortly after, she smuggled a gun into the prison in order to help him escape. When he was rearrested, and released two years later, she decided to join him as an outlaw. After their notorious crime sprees, they were eventually stopped when Law Enforcement Officials ambushed their car and killed both of them in a hail of bullets not too far away from their Louisiana hideout. Before her death, she sent the reporters her infamous “Story (or Ballard) of Bonnie and Clyde.” (bio by: Jip)

Cause of death: Shot to death with Clyde Barrow by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana

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Legendary Outlaw. She was the middle child and oldest daughter of Henry and Emma Parker. After the death of her father in 1914, her mother moved the family to the West Dallas area called “Cement City.” In her youth, she was known for being kind, an Honor Student and a writer of poetry (and other creative writing endeavors). In 1926, She married high-school sweetheart Roy Thornton. Despite the rocky and sometimes abusive marriage and Roy’s imprisonment in 1929, she remained married to him until she died. To support herself, she worked as a waitress at Marco’s café and became friends with Ted Hinton (who would ironically take part in gunning her down). In 1930, she met Clyde Barrow when she was unemployed and helping out a mutual friend. When he was arrested shortly after, she smuggled a gun into the prison in order to help him escape. When he was rearrested, and released two years later, she decided to join him as an outlaw. After their notorious crime sprees, they were eventually stopped when Law Enforcement Officials ambushed their car and killed both of them in a hail of bullets not too far away from their Louisiana hideout. Before her death, she sent the reporters her infamous “Story (or Ballard) of Bonnie and Clyde.” (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46559925" target="_blank Jip)] Cause of death: Shot to death with Clyde Barrow by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001

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Alleged Criminal, American Folk Figure. She made an American legend of herself when she joined with her boyfriend Clyde Barrow to commit robberies and murders in the American Southwest between 1931 and 1934. Their exploits became highly captivating to the American public, and after their deaths, they have become preserved in American lore as "Bonnie and Clyde." Born the middle child and oldest daughter of a laboring family, her mother moved the family to the West Dallas area called "Cement City" after the death of her father in 1914. In her youth, she was known for being kind, an honor student and a poet, as well as other creative writing endeavors. By sixteen, she was a high school dropout, and in 1926, she married high-school sweetheart Roy Thornton. Despite the rocky and sometimes abusive marriage and Roy's imprisonment in 1929, she remained married to him until she died. To support herself, she worked as a waitress. She became friends with future Dallas County sheriff deputy Ted Hinton, who would ironically be a member of the posse that would ambush her and Barrow. She met Clyde Barrow in 1930 through his sister and it was love at first sight. Shortly after, he was arrested and sentenced to a prison term. She smuggled a gun into the prison to help him escape, which he did, but he was rearrested and sent back to prison. She decided to join him in his criminal activities after his release on parole two years later. Over a two-year period, the couple was credited with killing at least twelve people, including nine law enforcement officers in three different states, in addition to a host of robberies and auto thefts. Although their time of crime was exciting and romantic to her, she was seriously injured with a third-degree burn on her thigh in an auto accident during an escape. After their notorious crime sprees, they were eventually stopped when a posse of six law enforcement officials ambushed their car, and after Barrow pulled his gun, the couple were killed in a hail of bullets not too far away from their Louisiana hideout. Before her death, she sent the reporters her infamous "Story of Bonnie and Clyde," which was published. She was never a convicted criminal. The 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde," starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, portrays a glamorous version, whereas the 2019 version, the "Highwaymen" starring Kevin Costner, portrays a more realistic version.

Bio by: Linda Davis

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