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...

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