The Gross Reality of Being Bonnie and Clyde's Mortician - The Embalming Fluid Kept Leaking Out

Bonnie Parker once kidnapped a mortician — and made him promise to embalm her someday. Thirteen months later, he did exactly that.In 1933, Clyde Barrow's gang stole Dillard Darby's brand-new Ford V-8. When Darby and his companion Sophia Stone chased the car down, they were taken by the Barrow Gang. During that kidnapping, Bonnie Parker discovered Darby was a mortician — and thought it would be hilarious to make him swear he'd embalm her and Clyde when the time came. He promised. Then they dumped him in Arkansas with $5 for the bus.Thirteen months later, Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The man waiting at the funeral parlor? Dillard Darby — the same mortician they'd kidnapped. What followed was one of the most gruesome, chaotic, and strangely ironic scenes in American true crime history: a crowd of 12,000, bodies riddled with bullet wounds, and a promise from a pistol-whipped mortician that somehow got kept.This is the story you didn't learn in history class — the weird, dark, and deeply human footnote to the most famous outlaw deaths of the Public Enemy Era. 0:00 Who Were Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow? 0:31 How Did Clyde Barrow Steal Dillard Darby's Ford V-8? 1:28 Who Was Sophia Stone and Why Did She Chase the Barrow Gang? 1:57 What Happened When Darby and Sophia Chased W.D. Jones? 2:45 How Did Clyde Barrow Kidnap Dillard Darby and Sophia Stone? 3:44 Why Did Clyde Barrow Want to Kill Darby? 4:24 What Did Bonnie Parker Make Dillard Darby Promise? 5:29 How Did Ivy Methvin Betray Bonnie and Clyde? 6:04 Who Embalmed Bonnie and Clyde at Conger Furniture Store? 6:29 Why Was Embalming Bonnie and Clyde So Difficult? 7:43 How Did 12,000 People Swarm Arcadia After the Ambush? 8:46 Where Were Bonnie and Clyde's Bodies Taken in Dallas? 9:18 What Did the Dallas Mortician's Notes Say About Bonnie Parker? 10:16 How Did the Embalmers Rebuild Bonnie Parker's Face? 11:00 How Many People Attended Bonnie and Clyde's Funerals? 11:28 Did Dillard Darby Keep His Promise to Bonnie Parker?