From 1933 to 1934, the Barrow Gang’s crime spree escalated into something far more violent...

And far more desperate.

In Part II, we follow Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow through their final months on the run: the deadly shootout in Joplin, Bonnie’s devastating injuries, the collapse of the gang, the Eastham prison break, and the relentless pursuit led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.

As the net tightens, betrayals mount, bodies fall, and the road narrows to a single stretch of highway in rural Louisiana.

We also explore what happened after the gunfire stopped and how the pair’s violent legacy transformed into American legend.

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Before they became infamous, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were just two young people trying to survive in a broken system.

In Part I, we step back into the desperate world of 1930s Texas during the Great Depression...when poverty, failed banks, and harsh prison conditions helped isolate and radicalize a generation.

From Clyde Barrow’s early run-ins with the law, the brutal realities of the Texas prison system, to how resentment, violence, and survival began shaping his path.

When Bonnie meets Clyde, their connection is immediate...and dangerous.

This episode traces the origins of the Barrow Gang, the early robberies, and the moment their lives cross a line that can’t be uncrossed.

This is the story of how Bonnie and Clyde became Bonnie and Clyde.

In the aftermath of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, the violence faded from view...but the consequences did not.

In Part III, we examine what followed the destruction of the Baker–Fancher party in southern Utah Territory. Tracing the fate of the surviving children, the immediate efforts to manage the massacre narrative, and the long delay before accountability was pursued.

This final chapter focuses on the aftermath of the massacre...how it was remembered, how it was concealed, and how its legacy continued to surface long after 1857.

References & Further Reading

• The Mountain Meadows Massacre — Juanita Brooks
  
• Massacre at Mountain Meadows — Richard E. Turley Jr., Ronald W. Walker, Glen M. Leonard
  
• Vengeance Is Mine — Richard E. Turley Jr., Ronald W. Walker, Glen M. Leonard
  
• Blood of the Prophets — Will Bagley