The shootout that catapulted Bonnie & Clyde to stardom happened right here in Missouri. Bonnie Parker and her man, Clyde Barrow were staying in a loft apartment at 3347 1/2 Oak Ridge Drive in Joplin with Buck & Blanche Barrow & W.D. Jones. The gang lived in the apartment for only about 3 weeks in 1933, but during that time were conspicuous enough to attract attention from the law.
On April 13th, two policemen were shot & killed while trying to serve a warrant to the group for suspected bootlegging. The gang members escaped with only a few
scrapes, but had to leave to quick they left behind all their belongings: including poems written by Bonnie and rolls of film that finally put faces to the infamous “Bonnie and Clyde.”
scrapes, but had to leave to quick they left behind all their belongings: including poems written by Bonnie and rolls of film that finally put faces to the infamous “Bonnie and Clyde.”Today you can rent their hideout for a night or just drive by and see it at the corner of E 34th Street and Oak Ridge Drive.
Missouri Women 
Who were Bonnie Parker’s parents? Curious, since I’m a Parker.