Every Details of Bonnie and Clyde's LAST Big Shootout: The Red Crown Tourist Court Shootout

On the night of July 19, 1933, the Barrow Gang checked into two adjoining cabins at the Red Crown Tourist Court in Platte City, Missouri. Bonnie Parker was still recovering from severe burns from the Wellington wreck. Clyde Barrow, Buck Barrow, Blanche Barrow, and W.D. Jones were exhausted from months on the run. Within hours, Sheriff Holt Coffey of Platte County and Captain William Baxter of the Missouri State Highway Patrol surrounded the cabins with an armored plate truck, tear gas, and a Thompson submachine gun. What followed is one of the most heavily documented gun battles of the Public Enemy Era. The gang shot their way out, but Buck Barrow took a round to the temple that he would never recover from. Blanche Barrow was blinded in one eye by flying glass. Five days later at Dexfield Park in Iowa, the Barrow Gang would be broken for good. This is the forensic account of the Red Crown shootout, drawn from primary sources, contemporary newspaper records, and Blanche Barrow's own memoir. #BonnieAndClyde #BarrowGang #BuckBarrow #BlancheBarrow #RedCrownTouristCourt #TheHiddenLens #mrvee 0:00 Barrow Gang's Fort Dodge Robberies: What Happened on July 18, 1933? 2:39 Clyde Barrow's Ford V-8 Letter to Henry Ford: What Did He Write? 3:07 Bonnie and Clyde's Stolen License Plate: Whose Plate Did They Use? 3:51 Buck Barrow and the Union Station Massacre: Why Avoid Kansas City? 4:26 Red Crown Tourist Court: Where Did Bonnie and Clyde Stop? 5:23 Red Crown Tourist Court Layout: What Were the Cabins Like? 5:52 Red Crown Tavern: Why Was It a Cop Hangout? 6:42 Blanche Barrow's Red Crown Check-In: How Did She Lie About the Headcount? 7:14 Blanche Barrow's Jodhpurs: Why Did Riding Breeches Tip Off Houser? 8:03 Red Crown Headcount and Gangster Parking: What Did Houser Notice? 8:42 Blanche Barrow's Coin Payments: Where Did the Coins Come From? 10:28 Neal Houser Gets the License Plate: How Did Houser Crack the Case? 12:08 Louis Bernstein's Drugstore Tip: Why Did Atropine Sulfate Expose the Gang? 13:43 Sheriff Coffey's Confirmation: How Did He Know It Was the Barrow Gang? 14:11 Sheriff Tom Bash and the Armored Car: Why Did He Refuse Coffey? 15:30 Red Crown Shootout Weapons: What Did Both Sides Bring? 16:33 The 13-Man Posse: Who Faced the Barrow Gang at Red Crown? 17:18 W.D. Jones's Food Run: Why Didn't Blanche Make the Trip? 18:17 Whitecotton's MHP Account: How Did the Posse Set Up at 1 AM? 20:21 Red Crown Shootout Begins: How Did Clyde Open Fire Through the Garage Door? 21:32 Sheriff Coffey's Friendly Fire: Why Did Trooper Ellis Shoot Him? 22:27 Buck Barrow Shot in the Head: How Did Captain Baxter Hit Him? 23:34 Blanche Barrow Drags Buck: How Did 81-Pound Blanche Save Her Husband? 23:54 Red Crown Armored Car Failure: Why Couldn't It Stop Clyde's .30-06? 24:44 Red Crown Tear Gas Blowback: Why Did It Hit the Lawmen? 25:13 Bonnie and Clyde's Highway 71 Escape: How Did They Break Out? 25:50 Red Crown Lawmen Injuries: Who Got Hurt in the Shootout? 26:27 The Barrow Gang's Abandoned Cabin: What Did Lawmen Find? 27:03 FBI Agent Brantley's Red Crown Report: What Weapons Were Recovered? 27:36 The Barrow Gang After Red Crown: Where Did They Run?