Perhaps Clyde was able to keep his head up during his sentence because he knew Bonnie would be waiting for him. And, if he didn’t, he was pleasantly surprised when he found her with arms open after his release in 1932.
Even though Bonnie may not have been into criminal activity just yet, she was teetering on the edge by getting involved with Clyde.
She Was Already Married
It seems as young Bonnie had a thing for troublemakers. The day she met Clyde, she may have appeared single, since her husband wasn’t on her arm or anything.
But that’s because her husband at the time was in prison - for murder.
Clyde Was Already a Troublemaker
Maybe she could tell at the time that Clyde was another type that would keep things exciting for her, in the dangerous, may-get-you-killed kind of way.
If she couldn’t, she would find out just a few months after meeting him when he wound up in prison himself. He went away for two years for multiple robberies he’d committed.
They Created Their Own Gang
Soon, she found herself completely immersed in the gang life. The couple gained so much notoriety for their criminal activity that they formed their own gang.
The Barrow Gang, as they came to be known, quickly became infamous in Texas.
Then She Got Arrested
Not long after Bonnie became involved in the gang’s inner workings, she wound up in the slammer. She was picked up for a gun robbery and served a three-month sentence before being released.
Of course, they had no intentions of slowing down. If anything, they were ready to take things to the next level.