| One of the most interesting things about US history is | | | | turkeys. Some biographers claim that the abuse he |
| the variety of stories it contains. Whatever your | | | | suffered in the Texas penal system inspired him to |
| particular historical interest is - boats, potato recipes, | | | | dedicate the rest of his life to revenge against the law. |
| pirates - you can probably find a long history of it in at | | | | Parker made it to the age of 22 before she was |
| least one part of our country. In addition to the more | | | | arrested during a failed bank robbery. |
| noble trends in these long stories, tales of bravery and | | | | The two seem to have met through the connections |
| compassion, there is also a rich variety of famous | | | | they shared as fellow criminals in the same part of the |
| outlaws, including robbers. | | | | country. Although they are most famous as a couple, |
| Why would a robber be interesting to any decent | | | | they actually belong to a group known as the Barrow |
| person? Most of us would never dream of forcefully | | | | Gang, which included Clyde, his brother and her wife, |
| removing another person's hard-earned possessions. | | | | and several other men. |
| So what is the attraction in learning about people who | | | | This gang committed a variety of crimes over the |
| have made a career doing just that? | | | | years, but is best known for the bank robbery spree |
| The explanation may be simple: people who buck | | | | conducted between 1932 and 1934. During these |
| societal trends are interesting. Of course it is much | | | | robberies they would sometimes kidnap some of their |
| better to be a non-conformist in an interesting way, | | | | victims or law officers who got involved. They would |
| fighting social injustice or nonsensical rules. But even | | | | then release these victims miles away from the scene |
| people who we cannot admire in any way can hold | | | | of the crime, sometimes with enough money to get |
| our interest. If you are not convinced, or if you already | | | | home. Although this may sound like an altruistic act, no |
| understand this, enjoy this brief history of two of our | | | | one in the gang ever hesitated to kill anyone blocking |
| country's most famous outlaws, Clyde Barrow and | | | | their escape. |
| Bonnie Parker. | | | | Barrow and Parker were killed in a police ambush in |
| Although their story is preserved mostly in fictional | | | | Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934. She was |
| movies and even cartoons, this infamous couple | | | | twenty-three, he was twenty-five. |
| actually lived. They were both born in Texas, Bonnie | | | | For more information about robbery, contact |
| Parker in 1910 and Clyde Barrow in 1909. | | | | Milwaukee armed robbery defense lawyers Kohler |
| Barrow was only seventeen the first time he was | | | | & Hart. |
| arrested, while he and his brother were caught stealing | | | | |