The Truth About Bonnie and Clyde that Historians Kept Quiet

Blanche's Fate

As for the rest of the crew, their fates were not as dramatic. Blanche was never seen carrying a gun, so she was convicted of attempted murder. For this crime, she only served for six years. She was permanently blinded in her left eye due to the glass shards from the amusement park shoot-out. She never returned to crime and spent her life as a caregiver to her invalid father...

Blanche's Normal Life

Blanche remarried to Eddie Frasure in 1940. She spent the remainder of her life very normally, becoming a taxi driver and beautician. She lived in peace until her husband's death from cancer in 1969. She died in 1988 from cancer at age 77. Her gravesite is in Dallas's Grove Hill Memorial Park where she is listed as "Blanche B. Frasure". Some believe the B stands for Barrow...

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