Biography of Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie was born october 1st 1910 in Rowena, Texas. From all accounts Bonnie was beautiful she stood at 4'11" and weighed only 90 pounds. Clyde was born March 24th 1909 in Telico, Texas. Clyde stood 5' 7" and weighed about 130 pounds. In January 1930, Bonnie and Clyde met at a mutual friend's house. A few weeks after they met, Clyde was sentenced to two years in prison for past crimes. Bonnie was devastated at his arrest. On March 11, 1930, Clyde escaped from jail, using the gun Bonnie had smuggled in to him. A week later he was recaptured and was then to serve a 14-year sentence in the notoriously brutal Eastham Prison Farm near Weldon, Texas. When Clyde was in prison he hoped that if he was injuried he would be moved to a new prison and he could escape, so he had a prison mate "chop" 2 of his toes of (Clyde was not transfered to another prison). Bonnie now had a decision to make -- would she stay with Clyde and live a life with him on the run or would she leave him and start fresh? Bonnie knew that Clyde had vowed never to go back to prison. She knew that to stay with Clyde meant death to them both very soon. Yet, even with this knowledge, Bonnie decided that she could not leave Clyde and was to remain loyal to him to the end. For the next two years, Bonnie and Clyde drove and robbed across five states; Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, and New Mexico. They stayed close to the border to help their getaway, using the fact that police at that time could not cross state borders to follow a criminal (Ridiculous law). They would also exchange cars often. On May 19, 1934 police ambushed bonnie on her way to her fathers house, she escaped but barely. At approximately 9:15 a.m. on May 23, 1934, Clyde was driving a tan Ford V-8 down the road when he spotted Iverson's truck. When he slowed down, the six police officers opened fire. With no advanced warning, Bonnie and Clyde had little time to react. Both Clyde and Bonnie died quickly from over 130 bullets that were fired at the couple.