True crime fascinated society long before the days of podcasts, documentaries, and television shows. During the height of the Great Depression, the infamous small-town Texas crime duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Champion Barrow captured the nation’s attention with their two-year crime spree, evading police and later the FBI.

The media ate up the story, producing headlines such as “Barrow Mows Down Two More Officers. Makes Getaway” and “Bonnie & Clyde Gang Robs Cedar Hill Bank.” When police finally caught the couple, the New York Times front page read, “Barrow and Woman Are Slain by Police in Louisiana Trap.”