The Infamous: Bonnie and Clyde

10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories · May 17, 2022 · 12m

Early in the morning on May 23rd, 1934. A car sped down a country road, heading towards Sailes, Louisiana when gunmen suddenly opened fire. The driver, a twenty-five-year old man, was struck in the head, killing him instantly, and the woman beside him screamed. The men hiding in the bushes didn’t stop shooting.

The car crashed into a ditch and almost rolled over. The gunmen ran themselves out of ammo but only after both people in the car were without a doubt, dead.

But why, and what made this particular couple so dangerous?

The gunmen were a crew led by a Texas Ranger named Frank Hamer, and…