Who Killed Bonnie And Clyde
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Bonnie and Clyde, the legendary outlaw couple whose notorious crime spree spanned the Great Depression, were killed on May 23, 1934. The ambush occurred during a failed robbery in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, after the pair were betrayed by one of their own former cohorts.
The two were joined by two other notorious criminals: Bonnie’s husband, Raymond Hamilton, and Henry Methvin. Upon reaching a place called Sailes, Louisiana, the car was surrounded by a posse of lawmen, led by Frank Hamer. Hamer, a retired Texas Ranger, had been recruited to form a special posse to hunt down the infamous duo.
The posse opened fire on the car, housed with a heavy arsenal, which included two semiautomatic pistols and various automatic and semi-automatic rifles. Clyde, Bonnie and Ray Hamilton were killed by the barrage of bullets, while Henry Methvin survived.
Ultimately it was Methvin who betrayed Bonnie and Clyde’s location to Hamer and the posse, in exchange for protection for himself and his family. Prior to getting wind of the young couple’s whereabouts, the posse had been searching for them for several months without success.
Bonnie and Clyde met their untimely demise as an outcome of their own recklessness and violent behavior. In the end, their crime spree came to an end at the hands of Henry Methvin and the posse of lawmen led by Frank Hamer.