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Bonnie and Clyde Items Auction

, / 11:19 PM September 21, 2019

A book of poetry handwritten by Bonnie Parker and a watch belonging to Clyde Barrow are among items from the outlaw Texas couple Bonnie and Clyde items are being offered at auction.

RR Auction will offer the items Saturday in Boston.

Parker and Barrow were shot to death by lawmen in Louisiana in 1934 following a massive manhunt.

Bonnie and Clyde Items Auction

In this May 9, 2019, photo provided by RR Auction, a watch belonging to Clyde Barrow is shown. A book of poetry handwritten by Bonnie Parker and a watch belonging to Clyde Barrow are among items from the outlaw Texas couple being offered at auction. (AP Photo/RR Auction, Nikki Brickett)

The auction house says Parker wrote the poetry in the bank book while in jail.

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Auction house executive vice president Bobby Livingston says half the poems appear to be original compositions.

Other items being offered are a Bulova watch Barrow wore when he was killed.

A draft of a Dallas police “wanted” poster for Barrow and a shotgun confiscated after a 1933 shootout in Joplin, Missouri.

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In which two lawmen were killed and the gang sped away.

Bonnie and Clyde Items Auction

In this July 23, 2019, photo provided by RR Auction, a book of poetry belonging to Bonnie Parker is shown. A book of poetry handwritten by Parker and a watch belonging to Clyde Barrow are among items from the outlaw Texas couple being offered at auction. (AP Photo/RR Auction, Nikki Brickett)



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