![]() Today, the cabin is aptly named the Bonnie and Clyde Cottage and is a favorite for history-buffs and road weary travelers alike. During their time on the run, Bonnie and Clyde reportedly stayed the night in a cozy cobblestone cottage in the picturesque town of Medicine Park in southwest Oklahoma. In 1933, their Joplin apartment was raided by police who found the sensational photos of Bonnie Parker posing with a gun and cigar, as well as her poem "Story of Suicide Sal."Īfter running from the law for over a year, the couple was ambushed and shot to death in Louisiana during 1934. Their gang is also believed to have committed about a dozen bank robberies. During the public enemy era of 1931-1934, the couple along with other members of the Barrow Gang killed at least nine police officers and a handful of civilians. The mist-shrouded San Bois Mountains hold many secrets concerning the dark dealings of outlaws Jesse James and Belle Starr.īonnie & Clyde – Bonnie & Clyde Cottage, Medicine Parkįew outlaws have reached the notoriety of Bonnie and Clyde whether because of their young age, brutal crimes or torrid love affair. He is buried in the Akins Cemetery in Akins, Sequoyah County. After his death, Pretty Boy Floyd’s body was returned to the lush Cookson Hills of his youth. ![]() After the death of John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd was bumped up to Public Enemy Number One, and his nefarious ways caught up with him in the fall of 1934 when he was shot to death by FBI Agent Melvin Purvis, the famous G-Man who took out Dillinger. He held up no fewer than 50 banks during 1931, including a bank in Sallisaw while friends and family members watched on.Ī slew of robberies, shoot-outs and back-and-forth travel from Oklahoma to Ohio followed Pretty Boy Floyd for the rest of his life. Raised on a tenant farm near Sallisaw, Pretty Boy Floyd was often called a modern day Robin Hood who would take from the rich and give to the poor. Later, he and two accomplices robbed a grocery store where he was described as “a pretty boy with apple cheeks.” Henceforth, the name Pretty Boy Floyd stuck. Pretty Boy Floyd – SallisawĪs a teenager, Charles Arthur Floyd was best known as “Choc” in reference to his favorite beer. With narrow crevices hidden among looming boulders and hidden niches tucked around every corner, it’s easy to imagine the fugitives hunkered beneath the rocky outcrops. Today, visitors to Robbers Cave State Park can tread the same paths as the bandits reportedly did 150 years ago. Throughout her short life, she married at least three criminals-Jim Reed, Sam Starr and Jim July-though it is also rumored that she was also briefly married to Cole Younger of the notorious James-Younger Gang.īetween horse rustling and bootlegging, Belle Starr and Jesse James made their way to the San Bois Mountains in the 1880s where local lore asserts that the two hid out in the many caves of the area. Starr, called the Queen of the Oklahoma Outlaws, was known both for her sense of style and her crack shot. Over the years, fact and fiction have intertwined to create fantastical tales of robberies, murders and unrequited love. The mist-shrouded Sans Bois Mountains hold many secrets concerning the dark dealings of outlaws Jesse James and Belle Starr. Belle Starr & Jesse James – Robbers Cave State Park, Wilburton ![]() Read on to discover Oklahoma’s legendary outlaws. Other thieves like Bonnie and Clyde had a no holds barred approach to lining their pockets. Outlaws like Pretty Boy Floyd, who stole from the rich to give to the poor, were few and far between. Grat Dalton is just one of many Oklahoma outlaws who have robbed and roved Indian Territory looking for the next big payout.Īs one of the last states added to the Union, Oklahoma settlers came with the understanding that they may have to take the law into their own hands to protect their own. The rough-and-tumble desperado knew the countryside better than most, and his patience was rewarded over the river as he tumbled, headfirst, into the rushing waters of freedom below. Unseen, Grat's hand slowly crept into the deputy's pocket, snatched the handcuff key and freed the lock. As the ride continued, luck had it that one deputy was lured to sleep, the other to conversation with a nearby passenger. On either wrist, Grat was handcuffed to a deputy and his chance of escape seemed slim-to-none. The train carrying Grat Dalton bounced along its tracks taking the notorious rail robber and horse thief straight to justice in a Texas prison. ![]()
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