Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow started their criminal career by robbing banks, stores, funeral parlors, and wherever easy money could be found. The pair became notorious murderers wanted for the murders of law enforcement officers.
Bonnie and Clyde were on the run. They were chased across the Midwest. Their crime spree ended on May 23, 1934, in Louisiana in an ambush by a posse led by Frank Hamer. The Barrow Gang were thought to be involved in the deaths of nine law officers. Here are their stories.
Deputy Eugene Moore, 31, of Atoka, Oklahoma
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Capell MoorePhoto byOfficer Down Memorial Page
The Bonnie and Clyde Gang murdered law enforcement officers in four states – Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma over two years, ending with an ambush in 1934.
The first officer killed by Barrow and his gang was 31-year-old Eugene Clyde Moore (31) of Atoka, Oklahoma. Moore was an Oklahoma Deputy and was killed on August 5, 1932, in an incident at an outdoor bandstand in Stringtown, Oklahoma.