Francis Augustus Hamer (March 17, 1884 – July 10, 1955) was an American lawman and Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse that tracked down and killed criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Renowned for his toughness, marksmanship, and investigative skill, he acquired status in the Southwest as the archetypal Texas Ranger.

May 29, 2020 · Frank Hamer and Maney Gault killed the infamous 1930s crime duo in a torrent of bullets. The infamy of outlawed duo Bonnie and Clyde has endured, but history has largely forgotten the men who...

Apr 23, 2024 · Frank Hamer was a Texas Ranger and law enforcement officer who led the posse that tracked down and killed Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934.

In 1934 the retired Capt. Hamer was hired as a Special Investigator for the Texas prison system to track down gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. The notorious outlaws had killed more than a dozen law enforcement officers and unarmed citizens …

Feb 2, 2023 · Frank Hamer is frequently referred to as the greatest Texas Ranger who ever lived. And that was before Bonnie and Clyde. The first time we hear about Frank Hamer killing a man, he was but 16. He was sharecropping. His employer tried to …

Dec 27, 2024 · Frank Hamer was a Texas Ranger and lawman whose decades-long career spanned the transition from Old West policing to modern law enforcement. A deadly man with a gun, Hamer was known for his marksmanship – he got into numerous gunfights, and killed dozens during his career.

Captain Frank Hamer was a Texas Ranger and Lawman who led the posse that tracked down and killed notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. Throughout his years of service, he was known for his courage, toughness, marksmanship, and investigative skills.

Sep 17, 2023 · Francis Augustus Hamer, a prominent Texas Ranger, was born in Fairview, Texas, on March 17, 1884, to Franklin Augustus Hamer and Lou Emma (Francis) Hamer. Known commonly as Frank or Pancho, he spent his early childhood …

Frank Hamer spent forty years as a peace officer, primarily with the Texas Rangers. Born in 1884, he would participate in approximately 52 gunfights and become known as “the greatest American lawman of the 20th century.” He learned riding, roping, branding cattle …

Jul 6, 2012 · Frank Hamer retired in 1949 and in 1955 the lawman who had survived being wounded 17 times died of natural causes. He was laid to rest in Memorial Park Cemetery in Austin, Texas next to his personal hero, his son Billy, who was a …