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Police take out Bonnie and Clyde

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Always on the run, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow would often pose like a cute couple to attract sympathy from the press.

Today in 1934, famed outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow die in a shoot out with police. The duo met in Texas when Bonnie was only 19 years old. Parker, who was married at 16, was only from her husband that was serving jail time, leading her to Barrow.  Parker began to visit Barrow everyday in jail, even smuggling him a gun to help him escape.  Barrow would quickly return to jail, however when he was paroled in 1932 he began a life of crime with Parker. The pair quickly stole a car and committed several robberies until Parker was caught.

After serving two months in jail, Parker was released and the duo began to rob banks across five states.  Barrow and Parker were eventually tracked down to Louisiana were Police would find them.  Officer hid behind bushes, and as Parker and Barrow arrived they opened fire. The famed pair was killed instantly, and their stolen car was full of bullet holes.

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