
04/16/2025
We recently visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, TX. Among the many historic artifacts on display are items connected to the famous Texas Rangers who tracked down Bonnie & Clyde: Frank Hamer and Maney Gault. Their story was portrayed in the 2019 film The Highwaymen, with Kevin Costner playing Hamer and Woody Harrelson playing Gault.
Some of the many items on display include:
• Fi****ms believed to be tied to the 1934 ambush in Louisiana that brought Bonnie & Clyde’s cross-country spree to an end.
• Clyde Barrow’s personal pocket watch, with “Clyde B” engraved on the back.
• The sidearm carried by Patrolman Ed Wheeler, whose tragic encounter with the duo in 1934 changed the course of history.