Bonnie met Clyde Barrow in January of 1930 and they were first linked together in crime in December 1932. Their first crime was car theft and for two years Bonnie and Clyde worked their way across the southwest of the United States holding up gas stations, restaurants and banks, killing twelve people, mostly law officers. Due to their ruthlessness, Bonnie and Clyde earned the title “Public Enemy number one of the Southwest”. Set up by a Texas Ranger after being trailed across nine states, Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed outside of Arcadia, Louisiana in May of 1934. Six lawmen shot and brutally killed Bonnie and Clyde as they drove fearlessly through the police ambush. They were buried separately in Dallas, Texas.  

Bonnie Parker was obviously aggressive and fearless and a woman who knew what she wanted! She was much loved by the public and considered a heroine, gaining much sympathy for her Robin Hood-like escapades. She was certainly an athlete, as evidenced in the way she adeptly handled many heavy firearms. I’ll bet she had huge biceps from waitressing and carrying heavy trays full of dishes. She was definitely ahead of her time with a cigar in one hand and a shotgun under her muscled bicep. She would have been a great wrestler. She was agile, quick, dominant, aggressive and powerfully built. Bonnie Parker would have made a have a champion triathlete good at all sports!