When you think of crime underworld of Dallas, no names come to mind quicker than Bonnie and Clyde. They were thieves, murders, and over time have become folklore legends.
Bonnie and Clyde were killed in a fatal ambush by authorities in Gibsland, Louisiana on May 23, 1924.
Clyde was buried at Western Heights Cemetery in Dallas, whereas Bonnie was laid to rest Dallas's Fishtrap Cemetery, only to be moved to Crown Hill Memorial Park in order to be buried next to her mother, Emma.
However, their surviving relatives say that's not what Bonnie and Clyde would have wanted.
A source close to two of the robbers' surviving descendants told the New York Post, "Bonnie and Clyde's wish when they were on the run was to be buried together because they knew that one day they would be captured and killed together."
Apparently, it was Emma who did not want Bonnie buried next to Clyde, but Rhea Leen Linder, Bonnie's niece, who turned 89 in October, and Buddy Barrow Williams, a nephew of Clyde who is in his mid-70s are waging "a battle, thus far unsuccessfully," to bring the pair together once again.
Another issue stems from Crown Hill, who evidently don't want Bonnie removed "for fear of losing tourism her grave brings."
Linder and Barrow refuse to give up this fight, though. Historian Brad Dison told The Post, "Buddy and Rhea's efforts are still ongoing. They have not given up, but I think they're skeptical that it will happen anytime soon.
"They want to honor Bonnie's wishes that she be buried next to Clyde."
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