By the title you can infer that I have been researching the infamous. Bonnie and Clyde are what I would describe as infamous. They became famous for all of the wrong reasons, from burglary to murder. These two lovebirds joined forces, and became some of the most famous criminals in the Great Depression Era. Their crime spree started in 1932 but came to an end just two years later in 1934. When my English language arts class was given the opportunity to choose what historical person or event impacted the world, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to focus on Bonnie and Clyde. This topic intrigued me because I have heard many things about these two, and I have heard some celebrities refer to themselves as Bonnie and Clyde. After researching, I could tell that Bonnie and Clyde have impacted criminals today, and gave them hope that they too, could become infamous. In my essay I will accomplish showing what Bonnie and Clyde’s lives were like before, during, and after their crime spree and why they will have a permanent position in American history.…show more content… Bonnie and Clyde began traveling with Raymond Hamilton when they first started their crime spree. But, Hamilton left the two several months later, and William Daniel Jones replaced the former member. “In addition to the automobile theft charge, Bonnie and Clyde were suspects in other crimes. At the time they were killed in 1934, they were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries. Barrow, for example, was suspected of murdering two police officers at Joplin, Missouri and kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana” (FBI). These are the believed numbers of crimes the two committed. I will speak on their death later, since it was brought up in evidence. Clyde was the cold-blooded one in the crime duo, Bonnie would rather let people go or kidnap them than to kill
