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Strange-sounding paragraph

The "Frank Hamer was that rara avis..." paragraph sounds like it's trying to idolize him. How can this be fixed? Eyu100^{(t|fr|Version 1.0 Editorial Team)} 03:49, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done-that looked de trop to me as well. Maybe without a couple of editors here who have overriden about every move made, some more things can be done to improve this article. Hushpuckena (talk) 21:38, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rm rewrite tag

Tag has been posted for months with no evidence for interest in any kind of rewrite. Article is very well referenced, factually correct and thorough. 65.96.0.19 (talk) 17:56, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this in here?

"Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were young and unmarried. They undoubtedly slept together."

Because as is clear in the article it is part of a direct quotation, cited there, from Jeff Guin trying to explain why a couple of no-account two-bit criminals have achieved such lasting notoriety. Sensei48 (talk) 16:06, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reduntant: outlaws, robbers and criminals?

This phrase is in the first sentence of the introduction. Aren't all criminals, outlaws by definition? I think this phrase should be shortened to just "bank robbers". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nutster (talk • contribs) 13:31, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eminem Related?

Is Eminem's song '97 Bonnie and Clyde; related to this, and if so, how? lskitto (talk) 06:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for a delayed response. Most editors who work on this article point out that the Eminem song has nothing whatsoever to do with Bonnie and Clyde - nothing in the lyrics suggests even remotely the historical facts about the couple. Sensei48 (talk) 03:54, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

edit away

Get rid of the picture of the death car. This was not the car they died in, its not even the right color. There were perhaps a dozen fakes running around and this was one of them. Amazing how you egg-heads missed it. Busceda (talk) 02:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bonnie Parker firing a BAR?

I have heard some recent documentaries on Bonnie and Clyde state that Bonnie Parker rarely used guns, and that the photographs of her posing with various weapons was intended as a joke, but has misled people into thinking she was a firearms expert.  This article says she was an expert with the Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR), but the only reference given seems to be a book about the Browning Automatic Rifle.  It would be better if a Bonnie Parker biography were quoted instead.  I'm not sure a book about a gun is going to provide the most accurate information about one of its users.