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The precursor to the FBI, a U.S. Bureau of Investigation report dated 17 December 1934 for harboring the fugitives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, aka Bonnie and Clyde. Document provides an update on the case of ''Mary Pitts, alias Mary O'Dare'', the girlfriend of Raymond Hamilton who was a central member of the Barrow Gang. Pitts was taken into custody earlier in 1934 for ''unlawfully conspiring with Floyd Garland Hamilton, Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and divers [sic] others to harbor and conceal one Clyde Barrow, a fugitive from justice...'' Pitts' bond is listed at $1,000.00 in the report, ''in default of which she was committed to the Dallas County Jail''. The status of the report is shown as Pending, and Pitts was convicted the following year. Document measures 8'' x 10.5'' on translucent copy paper. Two-hole punch at top, overall in very good plus condition.
Original Bonnie & Clyde Document From 1934 -- U.S. Bureau of Investigation Report on the Bonnie & Clyde ''Harboring Fugitives'' Trial
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