The Vegas Mob Museum Las Vegas is building a monument to its gangsters to stand alongside all its other monuments to vice, and this one has the backing of the FBI, reports the Telegraph and the Associated Press.
National Museum of Crime & Punishment John Walsh of America's Most Wanted is opening a private museum in Washington, D.C. in March 2008 dedicated to historic true crime. One of his early acquisitions is the Bonnie and Clyde Death Car - a replica used in the movies. It will open on the web at www.crimemuseum.org. Its slogan: "So Much Fun It's A Crime!"
If you want to see the real car in which Bonnie and Clyde met their ends, you'll have to ask Rick Mattix, who advises: "The actual 1934 Ford that B&C were killed in 1934 is currently owned by the Terrible's casino chain and was on display recently in their hotels at Osceola, IA and St. Joseph, MO and is due to return shortly (if not already) to its home at the Terrible's in Primm, Nevada."
For more: Bonnie and Clyde's car - scroll down for Rick's nice photo.
Tacky!
Posted by: Fiz | December 30, 2007 at 07:54 AM
I mean the museums, Laura, not you!
Posted by: Fiz | December 30, 2007 at 08:02 AM
Actually, a crime museum is a great idea. I remember visiting Madame Tussauds in London in 1972, where they had a wax figure of the murderer John George Haigh. Not only did the figure match his likeness exactly, but it was dressed in the actual suite Haigh wore during his trial. And so, whenever historical pieces are being saved from the dust bin of history, - be they from famous people,(and I don't mean celebrities here)or well-known criminals like Bundy, Manson, or Jack the Ripper; or anything from past wars or historical events, ect,that is a good thing.
Sometimes folks get weird about the objects associated with certain events, especially if those events were tragic, or in the case of killers and their victims, horrifying. That's understandable. But we must remember, as time marches onward, the "things" associated with these, (in the case of true crime)infamous people will serve as a tangible reminder to future generations that, yes, it really is true; that it's more than just words written on pages. It will be like looking into the past! This is why the preservation of such items is so important.
Posted by: Kevin M. Sullivan | December 30, 2007 at 11:02 PM