S3 Ep34: Bonnie and Clyde: The Real Story of the Notorious Duo

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is probably familiar to many of our COTC listeners. But this story of young outlaws terrorizing the country is one that has been romanticized and practically turned into an American myth. In today's episode, we shake off the romantic sheen and look at the real events behind one of the most notorious duos in history.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from the Obsessed Network exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they change laws, change society, or even earn the label, Crime of the Century.
0:18.0	But the stories that made headlines in decades past aren't necessarily remembered today.
0:25.0	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author, and in each episode of this show,
0:30.0	I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened.
0:37.0	This is Crimes of the Centuries. Crowd swarm the truck as it towed the bullet-ridden car into town, onlookers hopping up and down, hoping to see the bodies still inside.
1:00.0	The truck stopped at a funeral home in Arcadia, Louisiana to transfer custody of the corpses to the undertakers.
1:06.6	No one in Arcadia was prepared for the onslaught of people about to arrive,
1:11.5	for a mere look, or even to buy a genuine souvenir.
1:15.6	The two bodies had been shot a combined total of more than a hundred times, making it difficult
1:21.2	to embalm them. The lovers had previously made it known
1:24.4	that they wanted to be buried next to each other, but their families objected,
1:28.3	separating them for eternity. The country moved on, the era of the gangster faded, but the ballad of Bonnie and Clyde refuses to die.
1:38.0	The saga of Bonnie and Clyde is an irresistible one.
1:42.0	It's the stuff of legend.
1:43.8	This is from a biography channel documentary.
1:46.9	Attractive young people, totally nihilistic,
1:49.5	totally without fear.
1:51.7	Totally antisocial, breaking all the rules, all the conventions, defying all the
1:56.9	forces of authority. And on numerous occasions, they showed that they were willing to
2:02.4	risk their lives for each other.
2:05.0	At least that's how they're remembered and largely portrayed in popular culture,
2:10.0	but just how much of that is rooted in truth?
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