167: Gone But Not Forgotten [Better Together pt.2]

Maia Warner-Langenbahn
Aug 12
3 min read

One of the most famous pair of outlaws in American history. Mythologized as a pair of tragic lovers. Outlaws. Infamous for their crime spree and their furious driving style. This week, Maia leads Grant through the back story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. From Clyde’s rough childhood to Bonnie’s concerned mother, the back story before their criminal records provide interesting clues and more than a few laughs. Donkeys get involved, birds are harassed, and the notorious Bonnie and Clyde shoot their way into history. Gone but Not Forgotten, this week on Well, I Laughed!

Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:24:43 Gone but not Forgotten

00:39:09 Clyde Chestnut Barrow

01:00:13 Bonnie Parker

01:08:54 An Iconic Duo is Born

01:11:26 In the Clink (TW)

01:23:54 Straight and Narrow.... nah

01:32:02 Bonnie Detained

01:46:19 Wanted

01:55:47 Crime Spree: more crime, more spree

02:03:24 1933

02:18:05 The Saxophones keep getting louder

02:24:58 Legacy

Photos References

*Copy of a mugshot of Clyde Barrow, arrested January 22, 1928, taken at a Fort Worth jail - courtesy of the Fort Worth Stay-Telegram Collection, for educational use only*

Bonnie and Clyde in a photo from 1932-1933, found undeveloped in an abandoned hideout - public domain courtesy of Wikipedia/Library of Congress	Bonnie in a photo from 1932-1933, found undeveloped in an abandoned hideout - public domain courtesy of Wikipedia/Library of Congress
William Daniels ("W.D.") Jones in a photo from 1932-1933, found undeveloped in an abandoned hideout - public domain courtesy of Wikipedia/Library of Congress	Bonnie and Clyde in a photo from 1932-1933, found undeveloped in an abandoned hideout - public domain courtesy of Wikipedia/Library of Congress
Clyde Barrow wanted poster published October 1933 - courtesy of the FBI	Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow wanted poster published May 1934 - courtesy of the FBI
The ford V-8 after the after the ambush with the bodies of Clyde and Bonnie in the front seats - Public Domain	Bullet holes in the side of the 1934 Ford Model 40B - Public Domain
Bonnie Parker's gravestone inscribed with "As the flowers are all made sweeter by the sunshine and the few so this old world is made brighter by the lives of folks like you' - Public Domain by Michael W. Pocock CC0	Clyde Barrow's gravesite, inscribed with "gone by not forgotten" - Public Domain by Michael W. Pocock CC0
The memorial that stands where Bonnie and Clyde were killed by the police, it has since be damaged by souvenir hunters - public domain courtesy of Wikimedia Commons	The Bonnie and Clyde death car on display - CC BY 2.0, Al Pavangkanan (original material linked)