The true story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the infamous Southern couple gunned down by authorities after a two-year crime spree that left 12 people dead, is presented with interviews with surviving eyewitnesses. The author also sorts through contradictory accounts of the mythic ambush that resulted in their deaths, and examines the extraordinary growth of the Bonnie and Clyde legend. Photos.
Here is the true story of Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934), a young sociopathic Southern couple gunned down by authorities after a two-year crime spree that left twelve people dead. This history cuts through hype and mythology and examines the outlaws' liberal and dysfunctional sex life, their astonishing ability to elude a 1000-man posse, the contradictory accounts of the mythic ambush that resulted in their deaths and the extraordinary growth of Bonnie and Clyde legend.