Bonnie And Clyde: One Of America's Most Dangerous Crimes

The infamous “Green River Killer” otherwise known as Gary Ridgway was one of the more interesting cases that I had come across while researching criminals to choose as a topic, mainly because there was so much media coverage regarding this case. Gary was convicted of killing at least forty eight plus people, and had confessed to killing more than seventy people; I can only really wonder what could cause him to commit such atrocious crimes, which is what led me to choosing him as my topic of interest for this paper. I will be covering everything from his early life all the way to where he is now and everything in-between, all leading up to my theories on how he became infamously known as “The Green River Killer.”

“Bonnie and Clyde” is a kind of a realistic, drama, comedy, tragic, gangster movie, which was produced by Warner Bros and directed by Arthur Penn. This movie was released in 1967 and it was based on real-life events. Bonnie and Clyde were two criminals who were traveling around central United States, robbing banks in the hope of becoming rich and famous. Before they began being partners in a crime, Bonnie was a hot, blonde waitress who worked in a café and did not like her job because boys who came to the café usually wanted to take advantage of her. On the other hand, Clyde was a young, handsome, small town thief who was robbing small stores and gas stations for a living. They both lived in hope to change their old, boring lives.

Manson’s crimes stemmed from his early childhood. He was born on November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother was a sixteen year old girl who liked to party. She

Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated the number was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. He was a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime. Fish was considered to be the most sexually perverted murderer in American history to date. Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known homicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two other people. He was put on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd, and was convicted and executed by electric chair.

Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born in Ellis County, Texas March 24th 1909 and was the fifth child of seven children. He was born into a very poor farming family and he had always wanted to be wealthy. He was 5’7 and weighed 130lbs. His crime streak began at a young age. “Clyde went from being a schoolboy to a rattlesnake.”(http://texashideout.tripod.com/quotes.html) Bonnie

The Kray Twins were two of London’s most notorious and deadly gangsters during the 1960s. An examination of the Kray twins’ lives, criminal careers, and final downfall all help one understand how these two men dominated London’s criminal world in the 1960s.

Davis became involved with freeing three black inmates of Soledad Prison in California. The three black inmates were George Jackson, John Clutchette, and Fleeta Drumgo. People also know these inmates as the Soledad Brothers. The three men had been charged for the murder of a jail guard. The guard had been shoved over a prison railing when he stumbled into a rebellion among African American prisoners began by the deaths of three black prisoners by another prison guard. Although, it has been claimed that there was no evidence that Jackson, Clutchette, and Drumgo had killed the guard. They were charged with his murder. As it went on, Davis began corresponding with Jackson and soon developed a personal relationship with him. Davis and Jackson’s little brother, Jonathon traveled to all the hearings held at the court that had to do with the Soledad Brothers ' case. There were other supporters that supported the Soledad Brothers.

Bonnie and Clyde are one of the most well-known and notorious of all the criminal couples in American history. Together, they accomplished a string of crimes before they met their fateful end on May 23, 1934. These crimes entailed but were not limited to, automobile theft, burglary, bank robbery, kidnapping strangers, and at least 13 recorded murders. Considering their criminal career, one must ask, “Who are the people behind these famous names?” It is important to look objectively at aspects of their lives such as family and childhood, education and employment, and adulthood to help us better understand the woman called Bonnie and the man called Clyde.

It started January 5th, 1930 when Bonnie and Clyde first met at a mutual friend’s house (Browder). At the time of their fateful meeting, Bonnie was already married to Roy Thornton, who was at the time serving a five-year sentence in prison (Strickland). They grew close in a short period of time and soon later Clyde was arrested on charges of burglary and went to jail. A short time later, by smuggling Clyde a gun in his jail cell, Bonnie helped him escape. However, it was not long after that he was arrested again, he went back to jail and was sentenced to two years. However, he only remained there for several months until he was released on general parole because of his mothers pleading with the governor (Guinn). Ironically just before he was to be released, a fellow convict in the same facility was asked by Clyde to chop of two of his toes “in order to escape the difficult work detail.” (Mcgasko). By 1932, Bonnie and Clyde were together again and began their crime spree not long after. Clyde, Bonnie, and a few others started to rob small

On april 15, 1920 an armed robbery took place in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Two businessmen were moving a $15,000 payroll to different location when an automobile with two men inside showed up, shot them both and drove away. This is where it all starts, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are blamed for a crime they were never a part of. I believe the police department assumed they were guilty for two major reasons. 1) Mr. Sacco owned a gun of the same type that was used in the crime scene back in

Why? Why is this happening to me? The torture. The pain. The agony. All these things are all at this one place. The place that gives you sleep-less nights, mental breakdowns, increases stress levels, and many other unhealthy worries that will hurt your future. The leaders there hurt you physically and mentally. They punish you for stuff they tell you to do. They force you to cram information that you won’t remember in 5 years or won’t need. They tell you you will use it later, but a wise elder tells you otherwise. There was a place were all dreams were destroyed. The Alcatraz for children.

This paper is about the escapes from alcatraz. Alcatraz is located 1.25 miles off the shore of San Francisco. The address is Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA 94133. The prison was established on June 1st 1934. It is no longer running as a prison. You can visit the prison with tours. “The Prison closed 1963”(Pruitt, http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc2.htm). The prison held prisoners from 1934 to 1963. John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris were the three people who tried to escape from Alcatraz.

Bonnie and Clyde- The New style narrative and the originate of the New Hollywood era

In 1934 Alcatraz opened its doors. Alcatraz was a supermax prison built for the most dangerous prisoners. The building was on an island off of San Francisco the waters around it were freezing and the currents were super strong. Alcatraz was the worst place to be when you were a criminal.

           “ The crime of the century” they called it, well besides the O.J simpson case that happened nearly a hundred years later but anyways this was the most scandalous story of the early 20th century everybody wants a piece of this story. The story made headlines all over America especially right here in New York, Evelyn Nesbit, Harry K Thaw, and Stanford White all part take in this scandalous story. If you didn't know Evelyn Nesbit before now you will. In each article they all explain the event the happened in June 25,1906, but we are going to learn about how she dealt with the situation and how it change her life until her death in 1967.