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Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI History - Famous Cases |
 | | Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker, were shot to death by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934, after one of the most colorful and spectacular manhunts the Nation had seen up to that time. |
 | | Clyde was paroled in February, 1932, rejoined Bonnie, and resumed a life of crime. |
 | | It was learned that Bonnie and Clyde, with some of the Methvins, had staged a party at Black Lake, Louisiana, on the night of May 21, 1934, and were due to return to the area two days later. |
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