The Candy Kid and the Tiger Girl

Here you see a touching encounter between the Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, a couple from the 1920s.

Were they:

a) Socialites who eloped?

b) Tightrope walkers?

c) Bootleggers?

d) Dancers?

e) None of the above?

Answer after the jump.

Richard Reese Whittemore, the Candy Kid, was a bank robber, murderer and general all-round bad guy, and Margaret Whittemore, the Tiger Girl, was his moll and/or wife.

Coverage of his execution here.

Details of his gang here.

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Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 30, 2012
Category: Celebrities | Couples | 1920s

Comments

All that hard work and no lasting fame! :down:

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/30/12 at 11:00 AM

Convicted in May, condemned in June, and hanged in August. What country has such a swift justice system?

(p.s. I'm actually a foe of the death penalty.)

Posted by Robb of Warren on 03/30/12 at 11:43 AM

'Convicted in May, condemned in June, and hanged in August. What country has such a swift justice system?'
It was a simpler time. I guessed tightrope walkers. Surprising they aren't better known, like Bonnie and Clyde.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/30/12 at 01:08 PM

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