On May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed in a police ambush. The previous year, local authorities in Joplin, Missouri, decided to investigate the Barrow Gang's hideout. | American Experience | PBS

Bonnie and Clyde: Crime in the Depression Era Between 1932 and 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow led a violent crime spree across the central U.S. During the Great Depression, they robbed banks and stores, killed 13 people (mostly law enforcement), and repeatedly evaded capture. Their crimes shocked the nation, but sensational media coverage and staged photos from a recovered camera helped turn them into folk legends. In reality, they were desperate and dangerous fugitives. On May 23, 1934, a