It was during the Great Depression that the two crime obsessed lovers, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, went on their two year crime spree. To their advantage they used the fact that the attitude of the United States was against the government. The notorious duo of Bonnie and Clyde rebelled against the government, thrived for power, and rampaged across the country going through anyone and anything that got in their way. Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910, in the small town of Rowena, Texas, which had a population close to 500 (Rosenberg). She was the second of 3 children and her father was a bricklayer, but when he died in 1914, her mother moved the family to Cement City, Texas, which is now part of Dallas. Bonnie Parker was just shy
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The Bureau finally acquired the jurisdiction to join the case in 1933 by gathering evidence from a stolen car that had crossed state lines. That led to federal interstate car theft charges and allowed them to join the manhunt in May of 1933 (Montaldo). The Bureau agents dispersed wanted notices with photographs, descriptions, and criminal records to other police officers across the country. An agent discovered some evidence that gave them the assumption that they were in a remote location nearby ("Bonnie and Clyde"). It was later learned that Bonnie and Clyde had organized a party in Black Lake, Louisiana on the night of May 21, 1934 with the Methvin family. Two days later, the two were expected to return to the area ("Bonnie and Clyde"). The Methvin's residence was not far from the area (Montaldo). Special agents in Texas had learned that the two, accompanied by Henry Methvin, had been traveling from Texas to Louisiana ("Bonnie and Clyde"). The Methvin’s eventually decided to help the authorities locate the couple (Montaldo).Waiting for them to come into sight, a group composed of Louisiana and Texas police officers were camouflaged in the bushes. When the two appeared and attempted to drive away, the policemen opened gunfire, Bonnie and Clyde died in a hail of bullets ("Bonnie and
The Bureau finally acquired the jurisdiction to join the case in 1933 by gathering evidence from a stolen car that had crossed state lines. That led to federal interstate car theft charges and allowed them to join the manhunt in May of 1933 (Montaldo). The Bureau agents dispersed wanted notices with photographs, descriptions, and criminal records to other police officers across the country. An agent discovered some evidence that gave them the assumption that they were in a remote location nearby ("Bonnie and Clyde"). It was later learned that Bonnie and Clyde had organized a party in Black Lake, Louisiana on the night of May 21, 1934 with the Methvin family. Two days later, the two were expected to return to the area ("Bonnie and Clyde"). The Methvin's residence was not far from the area (Montaldo). Special agents in Texas had learned that the two, accompanied by Henry Methvin, had been traveling from Texas to Louisiana ("Bonnie and Clyde"). The Methvin’s eventually decided to help the authorities locate the couple (Montaldo).Waiting for them to come into sight, a group composed of Louisiana and Texas police officers were camouflaged in the bushes. When the two appeared and attempted to drive away, the policemen opened gunfire, Bonnie and Clyde died in a hail of bullets ("Bonnie and