Beatty and Blanche
Blanche was approached by Warren Beatty for the rights to her name when he was making Bonnie and Clyde in 1967. She agreed and approved the script, though disliked Estelle Parson's depiction of her, saying she made her look like "a screaming horse's ass." Despite her distaste for the film, she and Warren Beatty remained good friends until her death...
Methvin's Fate
Henry Methvin was the one who tipped off police and helped them take down the culprits. He was convicted in 1934 for the murder of Constable Campbell at Commerce. He was paroled only 9 years later, and then killed by a train only 6 years after that. He had fallen asleep drunk on train trucks, though some speculate he was pushed by someone out for revenge...
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