Internet fumes as Bonnie and Clyde's relatives want them buried together 90 years after their violent ambush
DALLAS, TEXAS: Relatives of the infamous outlaw couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are seeking to reunite the remains of the Depression-era criminals nearly 90 years after their violent ambush in Louisiana.
Bonnie and Clyde, whose reckless love affair and bloody crime spree across America's Southwest catapulted them into notoriety, continue to fascinate people even decades after their demise.
"At the time they were killed in 1934, they were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries. Barrow, for example, was suspected of murdering two police officers at Joplin, Missouri, and kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana. He released them near Waldo, Texas," according to the FBI.
The organization adds, "Bonnie and Clyde's crime spree led to one of the most colorful and spectacular manhunts the nation had seen up to that time."
Bonnie and Clyde apparently wished to be buried together
Bonnie, who died at the age of 23 on May 23, 1934, was initially laid to rest in Dallas' Fishtrap Cemetery, a mere mile away from the 25-year-old Clyde's burial site at Western Heights.
However, 11 years later, Bonnie's remains were relocated to Crown Hill Memorial Park to be interred alongside her mother, Emma, who died in 1945. This arrangement, however, was not in accordance with Bonnie and Clyde's wishes.
A source close to two of the surviving descendants of the robbers revealed to the New York Post that "Bonnie and Clyde's wish when they were on the run was to be buried together because they knew that one day they would be captured and killed together."
The insider mentioned, "But Bonnie’s mother decided she didn’t want her daughter buried next to Clyde. It was her proclamation that 'Clyde had her in life, he can't have her in death,' and Mama won out."
Bonnie and Clyde's relatives are working hard to see them buried together
A source verified that two kin of the infamous outlaws, Rhea Leen Linder (Bonnie's niece who celebrated her 89th birthday in October) and Buddy Barrow Williams (Clyde's nephew in his mid-70s), are striving, albeit without success so far, to unite the remains of the legendary criminals, as per The New York Post.
Brad Dison, a historian who has had conversations with Linder and Williams for a book he is penning about the deadly ambush of Bonnie and Clyde and the sheriff who spearheaded the posse, informed the media, "Buddy and Rhea’s efforts are still ongoing."
He added, "They have not given up, but I think they’re skeptical that it will happen anytime soon. They want to honor Bonnie’s wishes that she be buried next to Clyde."
Internet reacts to Bonnie and Clyde's relatives' wish of seeing them buried together
The Internet was abuzz as soon as the apparent desire of the relatives of Bonnie and Clyde to have the infamous duo buried side by side came to light.
One wrote, "People in hell want ice water also," and another added, "Leave them right where they are."
"They deserve no honors whatsoever," fumed a person, while someone else remarked, "They should be in unmarked graves."
One more observed, "Why not? The car and other memorabilia is on display at a casino in Nevada.. I say do it and make some money off of it."
"Her mother’s wishes for her remains should take precedence over her boyfriend’s family and indirect ancestors. This sounds like an impending money-grab/tourist attraction that I’m sure neither cemetery wants. This was not a storybook romance; these people were serial killers," opined a user.
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