1932: Early Robberies and Murders

1932: Early robberies and murders[edit]
Parker's pose with a cigar and gun gained her an image in the press as a "cigar-smoking gun moll" after police
found the undeveloped film in the Joplin house
After Barrow's release from prison in February 1932, he and Fults began a series of robberies,
primarily of stores and gas stations;[14] their goal was to collect enough money and firepower to
launch a raid against Eastham prison. [24] On April 19, Parker and Fults were captured in a failed
hardware store burglary in Kaufman in which they had intended to steal firearms.[28] Parker was
released from jail in a few months, after the grand jury failed to indict her; Fults was tried, convicted,
and served time. He never rejoined the gang.
On April 30, Barrow was the getaway driver in a robbery in Hillsboro during which store owner J.N.
Bucher was shot and killed.[29] Bucher's wife identified Barrow from police photographs as one of the
shooters, although he had stayed outside in the car.
Parker wrote poetry to pass the time in jail. [30][notes 3] She reunited with Barrow within a few weeks of her
release from the Kaufman County jail.
On August 5, Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, and Ross Dyer were drinking moonshine at a country
dance in Stringtown, Oklahoma when Sheriff C.G. Maxwell and Deputy Eugene C. Moore
approached them in the parking lot. Barrow and Hamilton opened fire, killing Moore and gravely
wounding Maxwell.[31][32] Moore was the first law officer that Barrow and his gang had killed; they
eventually murdered nine. On October 11, they allegedly killed Howard Hall at his store during a
robbery in Sherman, Texas, though some historians consider this unlikely.[33]
W. D. Jones had been a friend of Barrow's family since childhood. He joined Parker and Barrow
on Christmas Eve 1932 at the age of 16, and the three left Dallas that night. [34] The next day, Jones
and Barrow murdered Doyle Johnson, a young family man, while stealing his car in Temple.
[35]
Barrow killed Tarrant County Deputy Malcolm Davis on January 6, 1933 when he, Parker, and
Jones wandered into a police trap set for another criminal. [36] The gang had murdered five people
since April.
1933: Buck and Blanche Barrow join the gang[edit]
The gang's Joplin hideout; photos and Bonnie's "Suicide Sal" poem were published in newspapers nationwide
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On March 22, 1933, Clyde's brother Buck was granted a full pardon and released from prison, and
he and his wife Blanche set up housekeeping with Bonnie, Clyde and Jones in a temporary hideout
at 3347 1/2 Oakridge Drive in Joplin, Missouri. According to family sources,[37] Buck and Blanche
were there to visit; they attempted to persuade Clyde to surrender to law enforcement. The group
ran loud, alcohol-fueled card games late into the night in the quiet neighborhood; Blanche recalled
that they "bought a case of beer a day".[38] The men came and went noisily at all hours, and Clyde
accidentally fired a BAR in the apartment while cleaning it. [39] No neighbors went to the house, but
one reported suspicions to the Joplin Police Department.
The police assembled a five-man force in two cars on April 13 to confront what they suspected
were bootleggers living in the garage apartment. The Barrow brothers and Jones opened fire, killing
Detective Harry L. McGinnis outright and fatally wounding Constable J. W. Harryman. [40][41] Parker
opened fire with a BAR as the others fled, forcing Highway Patrol Sergeant G.B. Kahler to duck
behind a large oak tree. The .30 caliber bullets from the BAR struck the tree and forced wood
splinters into the sergeant's face.[42] Parker got into the car with the others, and they pulled in Blanche
from the street where she was pursuing her dog Snow Ball. [43] The surviving officers later testified
that they had fired only fourteen rounds in the conflict; [44] one hit Jones on the side, one struck Clyde
Armed robbery and murder

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March
24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United
States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they
preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the
American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era"
between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four
civilians. They were killed in May 1934 during an ambush by police near Gibsland, Louisiana.
The press's portrayal of Bonnie and Clyde was sometimes at odds with the reality of their life on the
road, especially for Parker. She was present at 100 or more felonies during the two years that she
was Barrow's companion,[1] although she was not the cigar-smoking, machine gun-wielding killer
depicted in newspapers, newsreels, and pulp detective magazines of the day. Nonetheless,
numerous police accounts detail her attempts to murder police officers (although gang member W.D.
Jones contradicted them at trial). [2][3] A photo of Parker posing with a cigar came from an undeveloped
roll of negatives that police found at an abandoned hideout, and the snapshot was published
nationwide. Parker did chain smoke Camel cigarettes, although she never smoked cigars.[4][notes
1]
According to historian Jeff Guinn, the photos found at the hideout resulted in Parker's glamorization
and the creation of myths about the gang.
The 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye
Dunaway in the title roles, revived interest in the criminals and glamorized them with a romantic
aura.[5] The 2019 Netflix film The Highwaymen depicted the law's pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde.
Contents
 1Bonnie Parker
 2Clyde Barrow
 3First meeting
 4Armed robbery and murder
o 4.11932: Early robberies and murders
o 4.21933: Buck and Blanche Barrow join the gang
o 4.3Platte City and Dexfield Park
o 4.41934: Final run
 5Deaths
o 5.1Funeral and burial
 6Differing accounts
 7Aftermath
 8In popular culture
o 8.1Films
o 8.2Music
o 8.3Television
o 8.4Theatre
o 8.5Books
o 8.6Podcasts
o 8.7Slang
 9See also
 10Notes
 11References
 12Bibliography
 13External links
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