Bonnie then went to play in the ball pit with and , imagining she was sliding into hot lava.
In the hopes of forcing a transfer to a less harsh facility, Clyde severed his left big toe and a portion of a second toe with an axe, although it is not known whether he or another prisoner wielded the sharp instrument.
They had been kidnapped by the gang on April 27, 1933, in Ruston and were later released near Waldo, Arkansas.