Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Bonnie & Clyde — The Saga of the Death Car, Part 3

October 10, 2019 | by Al Hunter

In Parts 1 and 2 of this article, we recalled the bloody death of outlaws Bonnie and Clyde and explored their Indiana connection. By now, you know the Barrow gang robbed a bank in the tiny community Lucerne in North Central Indiana and that Clyde was wearing a shirt made … Read More

Bonnie & Clyde, Part 2

October 3, 2019 | by Al Hunter

The ambush of Bonnie and Clyde some 80 years ago proved to be the beginning of the end of the “Public Enemy” gangster era of the 1930s. By the time of their bloody, bullet riddled deaths on May 23, 1934, new federal statutes made bank robbery and kidnapping federal offenses; … Read More

Bonnie & Clyde, Part 1

September 26, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde have been in the news again lately, nearly 85 years after they died in dramatic fashion on a dusty back road in Gibsland, Louisiana. I wrote this 3-part series over 5 years ago and have since added an updated part 4 to the saga. So, here … Read More

Gettysburg’s Bill Frassinito: Father of “Then and Now”

September 19, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Over the past decade there has been a subtle yet perceptible shift in the historical genre on the Internet (particularly on Facebook) known as the “Then and Now” movement. If you are a fan of historical photography, or of the time and space continuum theory, then no doubt you have … Read More

Gettysburg’s Lost Avenue

September 12, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Rhonda and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this week. One of the constants over those three blissful decades has been our shared love of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was one of the first places we visited as a married couple and has remained a favorite “haunt” of ours ever … Read More