Clyde Barrow was an outlaw, robber and murderer who roamed the Midwest during the Depression, wreaking havoc along with his girlfriend, Bonnie Parker, and other members of their gang, which included his brother and sister-in-law. The gang is believed to have murdered at least nine police officers, as well as several others between 1931 and 1934. Born one of seven to a hard-scrabble family in Texas, Clyde was soon at work as a petty thief, landing in jail from 1930 to 1932. While there he committed his first murder, a fellow inmate, and the die was cast for the rest of his short, sorry life. If it hadn’t been for the addition to the gang of his girlfriend, Bonnie Parker, Clyde’s story probably wouldn’t have gained much recognition. She added what little glamour there was to the sordid picture. Clyde died along with Bonnie in a bloody shootout by a police posse. The 1967 film, Bonnie and Clyde, romanticized their exploits and raised them to the level of cult status. One thing is for certain – Clyde Barrow was no Warren Beatty!
