On this day in 1934, notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were gunned down by police with over 100 rounds of ammunition in Black Lake, Louisiana.
The pair were famous during the Great Depression for leading the "Barrow Gang", whose exploits included robbing several banks, gas stations and small stores. The gang were also believed to have killed at least nine police officers and murdered several civilians.
Although there were many during this time who thought of Bonnie and Clyde as modern day Robin Hoods, in actuality the pair just killed for their own gains, not really 'giving to the poor' as it was.
Following the shooting, their bodies were transported to Dallas, Texas, where the families of both Bonnie and Clyde lived. In fact, Dallas was where the pair first met in 1930
However, despite the individual wishes of Bonnie and Clyde to be buried together, Bonnie's mother insisted that Clyde had stolen her daughter in life so she would steal her back in death.
In 1967, it was insured that their reputation would never die out with the release of Arthur Penn's film 'Bonnie and Clyde'.
Image available: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde
Video available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ACCpXaA-MU
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