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Recently on the PBS they've had the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the outlaw-lovers were killed in an ambush near Gibsland, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934, by a 6-man posse headed by famed lawman, Frank Hamer (Francis Augustus Hamer, March 17, 1884 to July 10, 1955).  A former cowboy, Frank Hamer was a Texas Ranger, off and on, and worked in other law enforcement.  He considered criminals to be the "lowest form of humanity," saying that the best cure for a life of crime was ...a .45 slug in the gut...  As Bonnie and Clyde's infamy spread, Hamer was sought to put an end to their crime-spree, culminating in the colorful-couple's demise.  26 thou had been pledged as reward-money for Bonnie and Clyde's capture or death, but after this result the promised-money evaporated (hey, there was a Depression on), such that the lawmen had to split a mere $200 6-ways. Ah, but Frank Hamer had been promised the cache of Bonnie and Clyde's weapons, and the BAR's and other guns at face-value would be worth quite a bit, and probably more due to their notoriety.  During Frank Hamer's career as lawman he was wounded 14 times, and was credited with killing as few as 53 and as many as 70.  Frank is buried in Austin near his son, Billy, who died on Iwo Jima.