Clyde Chestnut Barrow: A Brief Biography

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Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born on March 24 1909 – May 23 1934. but he was an all around good person until he dropped out at age 16 to become a musician. but he brother influenced him to be a criminal. He started crime with petty theft and he started to steal cars but soon after he started to go to armed robbery.
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In January 1930 Clyde met a 19-year-old waitress named Bonnie Parker through a close friend. and was immediately smitten. But after spending much time together during the following weeks their budding romance was interrupted when Clyde was arrested and convicted for many counts of auto theft.
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Among the escapees was a convict named Henry Methvin who soon became part of the Barrow gang. With a posse that included former Texas Ranger captain Frank Hamer in pursuit Methvin and Clyde killed two highway patrolmen on April 1 1934 in the area of Grapevine Texas with Methvin killing a constable just days later in Commerce Oklahoma These murders set into motion the events that would lead to Bonnie and Clyde's demise.
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Bonnie and Clyde eventually sought refuge at Methvins family farm in Bienville Parish Louisiana. But when Hamer and his posse learned of their whereabouts Methvins father betrayed the famous outlaws in exchange for amnesty for his son. On May 23 1934 Bonnie and Clyde were driving down a Louisiana back road when they saw Methvins father standing by his broken down truck. Unbeknownst to them, a posse of officers led by Hamer were lying in wait. When Bonnie and Clyde stopped to help the elder Methvin the police opened fire the duo were killed in a hail of bullets.
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