Sources & Citations
Every claim traces to a primary source. Each entry below links to the actual scanned
document in its archive. If you find an error, write louis@bootlegandbetrayal.com — corrections
are part of the record.
Episode 001 · Bonnie & Clyde case file
Eighty-Five Miles an Hour: How the Wire Turned an Ambush into a Chase
Central document
- “Couple Shot to Pieces as Auto Races Into Trap.” Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), May 23, 1934, front page.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America · LCCN sn86063730 ·
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Corroborating & contrasting sources
- McAllen Daily Monitor (McAllen, Tex.), May 23, 1934, front page — same-day wire copy, same AP dispatch family.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America · LCCN sn88083718 ·
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- The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), May 24, 1934 — next-day national retelling.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America · LCCN sn84026749 ·
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Episode 002 · Bonnie & Clyde case file
Frank Hamer's Public Defense: How the Ambush Got a Cover Story
Central document
- “Texans Defense of Gun-Girl's Fate.” The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), May 24, 1934.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America · LCCN sn84026749 ·
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Corroborating & contrasting sources
- Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), May 23–24, 1934 — the first-day wire narrative Hamer's account responds to.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America · LCCN sn86063730 ·
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Archive abbreviations: Chronicling America is the Library of Congress's digitized historic
newspaper program; LCCN is the Library of Congress Control Number for the newspaper title.
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