The Tragic Romance of Bonnie & Clyde | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS

The true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow had been on a year-long crime spree, leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake, yet were little more than a local curiosity until photos of the couple were discovered at a hastily abandoned hideout in 1933. The image of a beret-clad Bonnie, cigar in mouth, pistol in hand, striking a defiantly provocative pose, would soon achieve near mythic status. Overnight, the country became transfixed by the scandalous images and press accounts of their improbable escapes and illicit romance. Bonnie and Clyde would join the ranks of celebrity gangsters like John Dillinger, ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd, and ‘Baby Face’ Nelson, ‘public enemies’ who emerged during the Great Depression to capture the country’s imagination. But their newfound notoriety would force the outlaw lovers to take even greater risks as the hunt to capture them kicked into overdrive. Told through interviews with cultural historians, the couple’s descendants and those of the officers who captured them, BONNIE & CLYDE tells the story of the infamous duo’s life and death. Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... | #BonnieAndClyde © 2016 WGBH Educational Foundation 00:00 Introduction: The Tragic Romance of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow 04:11 The Devil’s Back Porch: Clyde Barrow’s Early Life of Petty Crime 08:20 Dreaming of Hollywood: Bonnie Parker’s Early Life and Marriage 11:06 When Bonnie Met Clyde 13:29 The Bloody Ham: How Clyde Barrow Became A Killer in the Eastham Prison Farm 16:59 The Rise of the Gangster in the 1930s 18:21 The Barrow Gang’s Early Robberies 25:19 A Family Affair: Buck and Blanche Barrow Join the Barrow Gang 29:14 The Photos that Made Bonnie & Clyde Famous 31:35 The Car Wreck that Crippled Bonnie Parker 34:31 J. Edgar Hoover and The FBI’s “War on Crime” 38:41 Bonnie & Clyde’s Final Run and the Eastham Breakout 40:49 “Bloody Sunday”: The Easter Sunday Grapevine Killings 43:34 Bonnie & Clyde’s Last Dinner with Their Families 45:35 The Ambush and Deaths of Bonnie & Clyde (May 23, 1934) 49:36 The Funerals and Legacy of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow #WildWest #GreatDepression #Outlaws #BonnieAndClyde #BarrowGang #JEdgarHoover #FBI #History #Documentary This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanExp... Enjoy full episodes of your favorite AMERICAN EXPERIENCE shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... Facebook:   / americanexperiencepbs   Instagram:   / americanexperiencepbs   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@americanexpe...