{"id":555,"date":"2026-05-23T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:06:09","slug":"deseret-news-archives-lessons-from-life-and-death-story-of-bonnie-and-clyde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Lessons from life and death story of Bonnie and Clyde"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on May 23, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Their lives and deaths would have been fodder for the true-crime genre, only this legend only got bigger as time went on.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=553\">Opinion: Will the real Hunter Biden please stand up?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBandit, girl killed by Texas officers,\u201d reads the bottom of the page story on the cover of the Deseret News in 1934. \u201cSouthern public enemy and moll fail to get guns in time as auto speeds 85 miles an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Granted, the crime spree attributed to this pair occurred in the central and the southern U.S. during the Great Depression. But their pursuit came during a time when capturing criminals often ended in dramatic shootouts. Some refer to it as the \u201cpublic enemy era,\u201d when law enforcement began to label criminals as \u201cPublic Enemy No. 1.\u201d Think Al Capone, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=551\">Energy and political power brokers descend on Utah for Operation Gigawatt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Including the barely-in-their-20s Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians, according to historical accounts, robbing big banks and small out-of-the-way stores, and avoiding capture with daredevil getaways.<\/p>\n<p>While their accounts of exploits, crimes and demise are well-documented, much of what shows up in news archives since relates to Bonnie and Clyde memorabilia. Hollywood created a couple of movies about the pair, while a musical a dozen years ago did fairly well.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=549\">Sen. John Curtis says prediction markets undermine Utah\u2019s anti-gambling laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTown to mark demise of Bonnie and Clyde\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLouisiana town hopes to cash in on the legend of Bonnie and Clyde\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuns of outlaws Bonnie and Clyde to be auctioned\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpotlight: Home is homage to Bonnie and Clyde\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>We were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in history: Young pair epitomized the \u2018public enemy era\u2019 of the 1930s law enforcement. They died in a shootout on this day in 1934. 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