May 23rd: On This Day in 1934 - Bonnie & Clyde (video)
May 23, 1934: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed on a desolate road near their hideout in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. They were shot by four Texas officers and two Louisiana officers. The ambush has been criticized because the posse supposedly failed to warn Bonnie and Clyde of impending death and ambushed the duo. Some sources say Bonnie and Clyde were shot more than 50 times.
Historians and writers have said that there were no warrants against Bonnie for any violent crimes; and FBI files show only one warrant against her, for helping Clyde to transport a stolen vehicle. Each year, near the anniversary of the ambush, there is a Bonnie and Clyde Festival in Gibsland, Louisiana .On an isolated stretch of the Louisiana Highway 154 is a small stone monument that marks the death site of Bonnie and Clyde. It was built in 1972, and has since been covered with graffiti and shot at with guns.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:19AM
Reader Comments (2)
i love the bonnie and clyde story
although its violent and harsh
its just oh so romantic <3
Guns are horrible...animals treat each other better than humans do, well depending.