• Bonnie Parker {October 1,1910 - May 23,1934} and Clyde Barrow{March24,1909 - May 23, 1934} were to couples that were notorius outlaws, robbers, and criminals who with their gang, traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression. Their exploits were known nationwide. They captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the " public enemy era" between 1931 and 1935. Though their gang was in the stores or gas stations. The gang was believed to have killed at least nine police officers, among several other murders.

    Though the public at the time believed Parker to be a full partner in the gang , and thus its crimes, her role in the Barrow Gang crimes has long been a source of controversy. Gang members W.D. Jones and Ralph Fults testified that they never saw Bonnie fire a gun, and described her role as logistical. Writing with Phillip Steele in The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marie Barrow, Clyde's youngest sister, made the same claim:"Bonnie never fired a shot. She just followed my brother wherever he went.