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To: Olog-hai

e would have been 10 when B&C died. Sure it’s possible he sold them cigarettes and a Coke but I’d bet his story is BS.


7 posted on 03/07/2019 2:02:13 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

He was 11 when they died. Given that it was the Depression, it was not unusual for a kid to be working. His Wikipedia page stated he pumped their gas for them, though he didn’t recognize them until later.


9 posted on 03/07/2019 2:34:30 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Wilderness Conservative
Sure it’s possible he sold them cigarettes and a Coke but I’d bet his story is BS.

Ralph Hall's claim isn't as farfetched as you might think.

Bonnie was from Dallas Texas, and Clyde grew up in adjacent Ellis County. Ralph Hall was from Fate, which is a small town about 20 miles east of the Dallas city limit.

The I-30 freeway runs from Dallas, right past Fate, which would have been a sure gas stop back in the days when I-30 was a two lane highway.

If Ralph Hall worked in any country store in 1930s Fate, he probably saw Bonnie and Clyde multiple times.

14 posted on 03/07/2019 11:28:22 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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