Getting the Gang
Following his release in February of 1932, Barrow returned quickly to a life of crime. He, Parker, and friend Ralph Fults began robbing local stores and gas stations for the purpose of getting enough money to retaliate against the Eastham Prison Farm. However, they were captured and taken into custody after a bad burglary in Kaufman. Barrow got off, but Fults went back to jail and never rejoined the gang. Parker also went to prison...
Together Forever
While incarcerated, Parker wrote poetry about Barrow. She was released in only a few months and returned to Clyde. While she was gone, Clyde had added Raymond Hamilton, Ross Dyer, and W.D Jones to the crew of criminals. They became a real gang, even going so far as to kill nine police officers in a shoot out. These were the first, though not the last, people killed by the Barrow Gang...
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