by Begoña Casado

Introduction

Bonnie Elisabeth Parker and Clyde Chesnut Barrow American Outlaws and Robbers “The most notorius crime couple in American History”

A Time of Poverty and Despair The Great Depression Crime Spree ( )

Background

Bonnie Elisabeth Parker (Born on October 1, 1910_Rowena, Texas) 19 years old Freckled face and strawberry blonde curls Partime-waitress Married “She was bored with life, she wanted something else” They met in January, 1930

Bonnie Elisabeth Parker (Born on October 1, 1910_Rowena, Texas) 19 years old Freckled face and strawberry blonde curls Partime-waitress Married “She was bored with life, she wanted something else” They met in January, 1930 Clyde Chesnut Barrow Born on March 24, 1909 Telico, Texas 21 years old Brown hair and dark eyes Fast-talking and small-time thief Unmarried “He hated proverty and wanted to make a name for himself”

1932 The Gang Clyde was paroled, he rejoined Bonnie and formed a small gang -Clayde´s brother (Buck Barrow) and his wife Blanche. Henry Methvin, William Daniel Jones, Rymond HAmilton formed part of the gang too Clyde was arrested and Bonnie helped him to escape but he was recaptured

The Crime Spree Begins

Killing (13 murders) Robberies ( gas stations, small stores, 15 Banks ) Kidnapping Automobile theft charge

Barrow was suspected of: Murdering two police officers at Joplin, Missouri Kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana. He released them near Waldo, Texas. Murdering a man at Hillsboro, Texas Committing robberies at Lufkin and Dallas, Texas Murdering one sheriff and wounded another at Stringtown, Oklahoma Kidnapping a deputy at Carlsbad, New Mexico Stealing an automobile at Victoria, Texas Attempting to murder a deputy at Wharton, Texas Committing murder and robbery at Abilene and Sherman, Texas Committing murder at Dallas, Texas Abducting a sheriff and the chief of police at Wellington, Texas Committing murder at Joplin and Columbia, Missouri

THE MANHUNT

FBI INVESTIGATION They had only jurisdiction on the charge of trnasponting a stolen aumobile May 20, 1933 The United States Commisioner of Dallas, Texas, issued a warrant againts Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker charging them with the interstate transportation from Dallas to Oklahoma of the automobile stolen in Illinois

Their daily lives become more difficult They spent days and weeks living in their car Restaurants and motels become less secure Joplin hideout

THE DEATH

Gibsland posse. Front: Alcorn, Jordan and Hamer; back, Hinton, Oakley, Gault May 23, 1934 Bonnie and Clyde were shot to death by law officers in an ambush in Bienville Parish, Lousiana. Over 130 bullets were shot into the car, making sure the victims were dwon.

CONNECT TO DAY

THE BONNIE AND CLYDE FESTIVAL Every year near the anniversary of the ambush, a "Bonnie and Clyde Festival" is hosted in the twon of Gibsland, on Louisiana Highway 154. THE BONNIE AND CLYDE FESTIVAL Every year near the anniversary of the ambush, a "Bonnie and Clyde Festival" is hosted in the twon of Gibsland, on Louisiana Highway 154. Memorial stone MUSEUM -Gibsland, Lousiana MUSEUM -Gibsland, Lousiana

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GLOSSARY Crime Spree: oleada de crímenes To parole:dejar en libertad condicional To issue a warrant: emitir una orden judicial An ambush: emboscada A manhunt: cacería humana Criminal records: antecedentes penales Fingerprints: huellas dactilares -A small-time thief: delicuente menor -A fast-talking person: charlatán