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Bonnie and Clyde <3. Presentation by Kalynn King. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker. Born October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. She was born into a blue-collar family. Bonnie was a honour student and had a natural talent for creative writing. She wrote a poem called "The Story of Suicide Sal.".
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Bonnie and Clyde<3 Presentation by Kalynn King
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker • Born October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. • She was born into a blue-collar family. • Bonnie was a honour student and had a natural talent for creative writing. • She wrote a poem called "The Story of Suicide Sal."
Clyde Chestnut Barrow • Born on March 24,1909 in Dallas, Texas. • He was born into a farming family. • He had his first documented run-in with the law in 1926, when he was only 17 years old. He was arrested after running from the police, who had confronted him about a rental car turned in late. He was arrested again shortly after the first incident, for possession of stolen goods. • years before his infamous crime spree with Bonnie Parker, Clyde was stealing cars, robbing stores and breaking into safes.
When Bonnie met Clyde • Clyde was 20 and Bonnie was 19. • Most sources state that the couple met at the house of a mutual friend in January 1930. • Bonnie joined Clyde Barrow’s life of crime soon after they met.
Let the crimes begin • They were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries. • Clyde murdered a man at Hillsboro, Texas; committed robberies at Lufkin and Dallas, Texas; murdered one sheriff and wounded another at Stringtown, Oklahoma; kidnapped a deputy at Carlsbad, New Mexico; stole an automobile in Victoria, Texas; attempted to murder a deputy at Wharton, Texas; committed murder and robbery at Abilene and Sherman, Texas; committed murder at Dallas, Texas; abducted a sheriff and the chief of police at Wellington, Texas; and committed murder at Joplin and Columbia, Missouri. • They would collect license plates and change them often to help get away from the cops. • Clyde did all of the killings. • A few weeks after Bonnie met Clyde, Clyde went to jail. Bonnie was able to sneak a gun to Clyde and he was able to escape.
Lovers tragic death • Bonnie was 23 and Clyde was 24 when they were ambushed and killed on May 23, 1934, by two Louisiana and four Texas cops. A former member of the Borrow Gang helped the police find the couple. Approximately 130 rounds were fired at them. 25 wounds per corpse, 50 total. Borrow was killed instantly by a head shot and.
Sources http://www.footnote.com/page/93441385_bonnie_clyde/ http://www.21facts.com/people/bonnie-clyde.php http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside/4033/facts http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde