Who was American Gangster, Bonnie Parker, married to at the time of her death?

Roy Thornton was the husband of Bonnie Parker. He was born in 1908 to Wilmer Harrison Thornton and Florence May Marcy Thornton. Blessed with naturally good looks, Thornton had met Bonnie Parker when they were in high school in Dallas. They were married on September 25, 1926 when Bonnie was 16.

Bonnie and Roy were only together a little more than a year, separating for the third and final time in December, 1927 due to Thornton’s alleged infidelity. Although they remained separated for the rest of their lives, they never were divorced. It is also to be noted that much of the time Bonnie and Clyde were together, Thornton was incarcerated. There is not much recorded about Thornton, other than his convictions.

After Bonnie was killed in 1934, Thornton was quoted in a United Press newspaper article as saying that he was glad that Bonnie and Clyde went out like they did (being killed). “It was much better than getting caught,” he said. Bonnie was still wearing Roy's wedding ring when she died.

Roy was killed in an attempted prison break from the Huntsville State Prison on October 3, 1937. His remains were interred at the Hutchings-Alston-Haden Family Cemetery, also known as the Eastham State Farm Cemetery. He and one other inmate were slain when they and two dozen other inmates attempted to break out of the prison.