A pair of armed robber celebrities who became icons of popular culture, Bonnie and Clyde's shocking true nature is revealed.
Today (13th, Monday) at 10:10 p.m., tvN's Naked World History airs its 250th episode, in which it thoroughly examines the infamous criminal couple Bonnie and Clyde, who plunged the United States into fear and frenzy during the Great Depression.
For this lecture, Professor Lee Woong-hyuk of the Department of Police Science at Konkuk University appears. A former professor in the department of criminal justice at the University of Toledo in the United States and currently serving as an advisory member for forensic investigation at the Korean National Police Agency, Professor Lee will expose the unvarnished truth of the century's criminal couple from a criminologist's perspective.
Professor Lee introduces Bonnie and Clyde as figures who, during the 1930s Great Depression in the United States, engaged in cat-and-mouse chases with police and carried out elusive getaway dramas. They went beyond simple bank robbery to commit kidnappings and indiscriminate gunfire, ruthlessly murdering as many as 13 people. In particular, to catch the two who were skilled at escaping, U.S. investigators reportedly had to form an elite pursuit squad, a tense backstory that is expected to pique curiosity.
The key point to watch in this broadcast is how they received such enthusiastic public support despite being brutal killers.
According to Professor Lee, they rose to fame for their attractive appearances and sophisticated fashion, quickly becoming "stars of the century." There was even the absurd situation in which, despite being criminals, they were called "righteous thieves." Reborn multiple times as films and musicals and becoming icons of popular culture, the horrific criminal acts hidden behind Bonnie and Clyde's glamorous image and their miserable end will be revealed in detail in today's broadcast.
The contributions of the travel mates who enrich the lecture also stand out. Former U.S. attorney Seo Dong-joo and Dr. Kim Bo-kyung, who has studied criminal psychology for 10 years, join the program.
Attorney Seo Dong-joo will share expert knowledge about the U.S. criminal investigation system at the time to aid understanding, and Dr. Kim Bo-kyung will sharply analyze not only Bonnie and Clyde's abnormal criminal psychology but also the peculiar psychology of the public who idolized them, raising the program's level of immersion.
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