Bonnie and Clyde

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April 13, 1933

Two police cars arrived at an apartment on Oak Ridge Drive in the windswept Missouri city of Joplin late on_____.

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M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Barrow grabbed his favorite firearm, a ________, and fired through a broken window as police shouted for the occupants to leave.

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Public Enemy Era

Between 1931 and 1935, known as the "______," a number of high-profile criminals caused significant harm across the US against the backdrop of the Great Depression.

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1930

Parker and Barrow hit it off right away when they first met in _____, and she became his devoted companion.

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February 1932

In ____, Barrow was released on parole, a jaded and bitter criminal seeking vengeance on the prison system for the mistreatment he endured behind bars.

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April 1932

In ____, following a robbery, Barrow shot and killed the owner of a store, leading to his first official accusation of murder.

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Oklahoma country

A few months later, at an _______ dance, Barrow and another gang member shot and wounded a sheriff who tried to stop them.

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Buck

In April 1933, _____, Clyde's brother, was released from jail.

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April 1933

In ____, Buck, Clyde's brother, was released from jail.

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state line rule

They committed crimes near state borders such as bank robberies, kidnappings, and car thefts to take advantage of the pre-FBI "_____," which forbade officers from crossing state lines while pursuing fugitives.

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Captain Frank Hamer

a former Texas Ranger, was given the mission by the Texas Department of Corrections to bring the Barrow Gang to justice.

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1933

The gang started disbanding by the summer of ____.

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June 10

Then, on ______, Barrow accidentally flipped their car into a ravine while driving close to Wellington, Texas, resulting in Parker receiving third-degree burns to her right leg.

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July 19

On _____, in Missouri, during a shootout with police, Buck was hit in the head by a bullet.

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July 24

On ____, Buck was wounded in the back during a different shootout, and both he and Blanche were taken prisoner.

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State Highway 154

The trail of Barrow and Parker came to an end on _______, south of Sailes, where it passed through the Piney Forest of Louisiana.

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May 23, 1934

On ______, at about 9:15 a.m., six officers hiding in the bushes spotted Barrow's stolen Ford V8 coming toward them at a high rate of speed.

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Ford V8

On May 23, 1934, six officers hiding in the bushes spotted Barrow's stolen ____ coming toward them at a high rate of speed. They then fired 130 rounds into the vehicle.

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130 rounds

On May 23, 1934, six officers hiding in the bushes spotted Barrow's stolen Ford V8 coming toward them at a high rate of speed. They then fired ____ into the vehicle.

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Public Enemy Era

The bloody demise of Bonnie and Clyde marked the end of the 1930s' "______."

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Billy the Kid

In July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots "____" to death in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

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Myra Maybelle Starr (Belle Starr)

In February 3, 1889, ____, is assassinated near King Creek, Oklahoma.

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John Dillinger

In July 22, 1934, while fleeing from arrest, ____, a Depression-era gangster and notorious bank robber, is killed by federal agents.

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George "Baby Face" Nelson

In November 27, 1934, FBI agents assassinate ____, a bank robber and gangster who was labeled "Public Enemy Number One" at the time.

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Public Enemy number One

George "Baby Face" Nelson was also known as..?

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