Read My Life with Bonnie and Clyde Online
Authors: Blanche Caldwell Barrow,John Neal Phillips
My Life with Bonnie and Clyde (58 page)
Barrow, Cumie T. (Blanche’s mother-in-law),
8
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11
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30
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38
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65
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79
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105
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161
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253n
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19
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254n
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22
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297n.71
; abandoning farming,
6
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8
; Blanche, jealous of,
22
; Blanche, prison visit to,
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,
291n.1
; Blanche living with,
14
; Blanche with parole file, helping,
294n.26
; children in jail,
190
; Clyde and Buck, confusion over birth dates,
230–31n.15
; Clyde and Buck as fugitives,
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65
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77–80
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249–50n.6
,
258n.14
; Clyde in prison, visiting,
13
; Clyde’s statement to,
238n.37
; Mary O’Dare, dislike of,
297n.63
; mothers, closeness to other fugitives’,
256n.5
; San Antonio for Buck, trip to,
228–30n.10
; and Snow Ball the dog,
24
; and telephone wiretap,
256–57n.7
; Western Heights, buried at,
195
Barrow, Elvin “Jack” (Blanche’s brother-in-law),
38
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; birth and residence,
233n
.
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240n
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7
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256n.4
; Western Heights, buried at,
195
Barrow, Frank,
169
Barrow, Henry (Blanche’s father-in-law),
169
; abandoning farming,
6
; Blanche living with,
14
; children in prison,
190
; San Antonio for Buck, trip to,
228–30n.10
; Western Heights, buried at,
195
Barrow, James,
169
Barrow, LC (Blanche’s brother-in-law),
20
,
79
,
161
; Barrow, problems being a,
21–22
,
189–91
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8
; Blanche, letter to,
162–63
,
294n.28
;
Bonnie and Clyde
(film), during production of,
181
; Clyde and Buck as fugitives, visiting,
77–80
; Dallas police,
190–91
,
233n.17
; death of,
184
; Denison police,
21–22
,
76
,
190
; Grove Hill, buried at,
195
; Kaufman County jail, visiting Parker and Fults at,
239n.39
; LC, eliminating use of name,
189–90
,
230n.12
; LC, no punctuation of name,
233n
.
17
,
256n.6
; robbery, falsely accused of,
190
,
294n
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28
,
298n.75
; and Texas State Penitentiary,
190
Barrow, Marie (Blanche’s sister-in-law),
79
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161
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163
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184
,
253n.19
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8
; Grove Hill, buried at,
195
; San Antonio, trip to for Buck,
228–30n.10
; and Snow Ball the dog,
235n.24
; W. D. Jones, observations about,
298n.80
Barrow, Marvin Ivan “Buck” (Blanche’s second husband),
3
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18–24
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27
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135
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242n
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18
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291n.2
; accused of rape,
109–10
,
270–71n.12
; Alma shootout, flight from,
270–71n.12
; birth, confusion over date of,
23–31n.15
; Blanche, fighting with,
83–86
; Blanche, marriage to,
6
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8–9
; Blanche, meeting,
5
; Clyde, fighting with,
66–71
,
81
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83
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87
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89
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109–110
; Clyde, first post-prison visit from,
25–31
; Clyde to quit crime, convincing,
31–32
,
238n.37
; cooking and food,
40
,
81
,
82
,
111
,
112
,
128
; death of,
105
,
142
,
190
,
289n.8
; Dexfield Park, camped in,
124–29
,
282–83nn
.
8–16
; Dexfield Park, captured in,
132–36
,
286nn
.
26
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28
,
287n.29
; Dexfield Park, flight in,
285nn
.
21
,
22
; Dexfield Park, separated from Bonnie, Clyde, and W. D. in,
129–32
,
285n.21
; Dexfield Park shootout
129
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283–85nn
.
17–20
; drinking,
29
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34–35
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44–45
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72
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73
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78–80
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82
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83–84
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111
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112
; Eastham, plan to raid,
27–28
; Eddie Frasure, compared to,
170
; Elmer Toms, alias,
228–30n.10
; family, love for,
23
; family, visits with,
65
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70
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78–80
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249–50n.6
; Ferguson prison farm, escape and flight from,
163
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232n
.
20
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234n
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19
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240n.10
; Florida, trips to,
81–87
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259n.2
; Fort Smith, hiding in,
98–104
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268n.16
; in Georgia,
260n.4
; humor,
269–70n.9
; Joplin, plan to visit,
29–35
; Joplin, trip to,
37–40
; Joplin apartment,
42–56
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43
; Joplin shootout,
36
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50–56
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243n
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244–45nn
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36
; marriages, other,
228n.8
; murders,
36
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52–54
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88
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101–103
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108–109
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214–16
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267–68nn
.
12
,
13
; murders, reaction to,
103
,
268n.15
; nickname, origin of,
226n
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6
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285n.23
; Perry, Iowa, transferred to,
288n.2
; personality of,
255n.25
; pet name “Daddy,”
9
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20
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32
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113
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130
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133
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134
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137
; “Pretty Boy” Floyd,
78–80
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257n.10
; prison release,
16
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17
; prison sentence,
226n.7
; Raymond Hamilton, dislike of,
232n
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19
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235–36n.29
; Red Crown, flight from,
122–24
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278–82nn
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1–7
; Red Crown cabins,
110–17
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272–75nn
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18–28
; Red Crown shootout,
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276–78nn
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; return to prison,
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; robberies of,
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228–30n.10
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232n
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247n
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3
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254n
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21
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267n
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13
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271n.13
; Ruston abduction,
60–63
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249n.17
; and Snow Ball,
24
; Ted Rogers, confession of,
208–209
; temper and viciousness of,
249n
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255n
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25
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263n
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6
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286n.27
; weapons of,
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111
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117–21
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216
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249n
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9
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276n
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279n.1
; Wellington, flight from,
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263–64nn
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3–9
; Wellington officers, debate over killing,
263nn
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3
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; Western Heights, buried at,
195
; wounded,
36
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105
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133
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135
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228–30n.10
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278n
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287nn
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Barrow, Nell (Blanche’s sister-in-law).
See
Cowan, Nell Barrow
Barrow brothers,
108
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See also
Barrow, Clyde Chestnut; Barrow, Marvin Ivan “Buck”
Barrow filling station.
See
Star Service Station
Barrow gang,
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105
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137
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150
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212
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215
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246n
.
42
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248n.13
; the Bloody,
56
; Little Sioux River, camped on the,
271n.13
; Mexico, Mo. robbery and Columbia, Mo. murders, suspected of the,
264–65n.10
,
268n.14
; Mississippi, camped in,
250n
.
6
,
259n.14
; suspected of other crimes,
268n.14
.
See also
Barrow, Blanche Caldwell; Barrow, Clyde Chestnut; Barrow, Marvin Ivan “Buck”; Jones, W. D. (William Daniel “Dub”, “Deacon”); Parker, Bonnie Elizabeth
Barrow-Parker harboring trial,
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,
291n.8
; female defendants,
145
Basden, John: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8
;
Baton Rouge, La.,
167
Baxter, William J.,
273n
.
20
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274n
.
24
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275n
.
29
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276n
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34
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278n
.
44
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279n.1
Beatles, the,
180
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
(popular song),
156
,
156
Beltline Road, Dallas, Tex.,
178
,
183
Bennett, Constance,
36
Benny Goodman orchestra,
156
Benton, Robert,
180
Bernaka, Olga,
252n.13
Bernstein, Louis,
274n.25
Biffle, Kent,
194
Biffle, Suzanne,
194
Biggs, Herman H.,
242n.21
Black Lake Bayou, La.,
248n.15
Black Thursday (October
29
, 1929),
6
,
228n.3
Black Tuesday (October
24
, 1929),
6
,
228n.3
Bleigh, Hubert (“Herbert Blythe”),
149–50
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289n.6
Bloch, Robert,
180
Blohm, Wilma: description of Clyde,
283n.13
Blohm’s Grocery, Café, and Meat Market, Dexter, Iowa,
282nn
.
9
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10
,
283n.13
Bokchito, Okla.,
89
,
261–62n.1
.
See also
First State Bank, Bokchito, Okla.
Bonnie and Clyde.
See
Barrow, Clyde Chestnut; Parker, Bonnie Elizabeth
Bonnie and Clyde
(motion picture),
179–83
,
181
; and historical inaccuracy,
183
Bonnie Parker Story, the
(motion picture),
179
Bonus Expeditionary Force, the,
15
Boone County, Mo.,
264–65n.10
Boothe, Ben,
264–65n.10
,
268n.14
Borden, George,
275n.29
Boyd, Percy,
223
Bozeman, Olin (Olan),
218–19
Bradberry, Fred,
212–13
Breen, Emmett,
273n.20
Bridgeman, R. B.,
150
,
289nn
.
1
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2
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291n.2
Bridges Street (222), Dallas, Tex.,
174
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176
Broken Bow, Nebr.,
290n.6
Brown, Joe,
268n.14
Browning automatic rifle,
219
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242–43nn
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25
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30
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276n
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278n
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279n
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1
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290n.6
Bucher, John n.,
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65
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88
; murder of,
208–209
; Raymond Hamilton convicted of murder of,
211
Bucher, Mrs. John n.,
208
Buddy Can You Spare a Dime?
(popular song),
14
Bullock, Bobby,
219
Burger, Evan,
283n.17
Burke, Homer,
248n.14
Burrell, Cleve,
279n.3
Bybee, Hilton,
219
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8