Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow) were infamous bank robbers who traveled the central United States during the Great Depression, often with various members of the Barrow gang.

Bonnie hurt

In June 1933, while driving with W.D. Jones and Bonnie, Clyde missed some construction signs, dropping the car into a ravine. It rolled, and Bonnie was trapped in the passenger seat as battery acid leaked onto her right leg. Though she was seriously injured, Clyde's first requirement was to get them out of the area — a difficult task with the attention drawn by the accident. When finally away, their latest hostages released, Clyde insisted that Bonnie be allowed to convalesce. After meeting up with Blanche and Buck Barrow again, they stayed at one place until Buck bungled a local robbery with W.D. Jones, and killed a city marshal. The gang moved several times, eventually renting two cabins near Platte City, Missouri, the evening of July 18 1933.

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Platte City, Missouri - July 18 - 1933

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Platte City

After the Joplin shootout, several states had issued alerts for any unknown people buying medical supplies. A Platte City druggist called the sheriff when a stranger (probably Blanche, though her account states that it was Clyde and W.D.) bought medical supplies for Bonnie, July 19 1933. Combined with the other reports of suspicious behavior, the sheriff was confident he was on the trail of the Barrow gang. He assembled a large group, complete with an armored car, and moved in that night. But law enforcement was still no match for the firepower of the Barrows, who had recently robbed an armory. At a high price, the gang escaped once again. Buck Barrow was shot in the head, and Blanche was nearly blinded from glass fragments in her eye. The prospects for holding out against the ensuing manhunt dwindled.

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July 19 - 1933

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Death of Buck Barrow

On July 24 1933, the Barrow gang was ambushed at an abandoned park near Dexter, Iowa. Buck was shot several more times, and he and Blanche were captured. Clyde, Bonnie, and W.D. escaped on foot. Buck died five days later in a Perry, Iowa, hospital.

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July 24 - 1933 - Dexter, Iowa - Perry, Iowa

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