One such incident caused the capture on Bucks wife, blanch, and the death of Buck himself. In occurred in Dexter, Iowa, the gang was taking a break from being on the road when a farmer noticed them and reported it to the local sheriff. The group was ambushed with a wave of ammunition. Everyone had injuries, but Bonnie and Clyde still found a way to escape. Buck was shot in the head, and his wife was pried from his dying body and hauled away to jail. Blanch was sentenced to ten years in the state pen. The barrow gang was just now Bonnie and Clyde. The end was growing closer and closer. Some say Bonnie and Clyde new their doom was coming because Bonnie used to write about it in poems she wrote. The ambush set up by the FBI was to take place on an open search of highway outside the city limits of Sailes, Louisiana. In the early morning hours the unsuspecting pair stopped to help a friend that looked as if they had gotten a flat tire. As soon as Clyde got out of the car Bonnie noticed someone in the woods and screamed. This caused the police officers and Texas Rangers, which were hidden in the woods, to open fire on Bonnie and Clyde. The pair that had been building such a reputation as notorious outlaws were killed instantly. After the brave and successful actions taken in part of the Rangers and Other law officials, a local officer from Joplin, Missouri wrote a letter of appreciation and congratulations on behalf of the Joplin police offices and the family members of the two Joplin officers that were slain by the two criminals....
