Apr 15, 2014 · During his time at Eastham, Clyde transformed from petty criminal to emotionless killer when he murdered Ed Crowder, a man who had been sexually assaulting him since he entered the prison....

Big Ed Crowder was the first person to be killed by Clyde Barrow. Texas' Eastham Prison Farm was known to be one of the harshest prisons in the country when Ed Crowder was incarcerated there in early 1927 to serve a life sentence.

Clyde was just twenty when he arrived at Eastham, fresh meat for a vicious trusty named Big Ed Crowder who beat and raped him repeatedly.

Oct 11, 2023 · An inmate known as Big Ed Crowder beat him and sexually assaulted him repeatedly. Clyde finally couldn't take the abuse anymore, and one night he got Big Ed alone in the bathroom and beat him to death with a pipe.

Jul 30, 2020 · Some accounts also include “Big Ed” Crowder who was stabbed to death in prison in October, 1931, presumably killed by Barrow in retaliation for his treatment of Barrow. Others also add the death of Wade McNabb, who was found bludgeoned and shot presumably by another gang member in far East Texas in early April, 1934.

It was here, behind the furthest column that Clyde had killed his first man, a vicious building tender named Ed "Big Ed" Crowder. The 6' tall 200 pound Ed had been preying upon the young Clyde Barrow who decided that he wasn't going to take it any more.

Jun 30, 2022 · In Barrow's case, a prisoner named "Big Ed" Crowder was his tormentor. Crowder repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted Barrow.

Jan 20, 2013 · Clyde was later sent to Camp 1, which is where he met Ed Crowder, his rapist. After nearly a year of this, Clyde swore that he’d kill Crowder. On October 29, 1931, he concealed a piece of lead pipe in his pants leg.

Jun 17, 2024 · The man, a robber named Ed Crowder, was 29, large, tough, and evil-minded. He oversaw the dormitory where Barrow lived. Barrow was 5-foot-7, weighed 150 pounds, and seemed even younger — the newspapers nicknamed him "Schoolboy" because of this. And he was no match for Crowder.

Jan 11, 2022 · This included Ed Crowder, a “building tender” (a convict who tended to the prison building and was given great latitude on keeping the peace.) Crowder repeatedly assaulted Clyde and later became Clyde’s first murder victim.