Blanche Barrow family, as well as with Platte County prosecutor David Clevenger. She was released after six years, the same time served by Jones. Following her release from prison, Blanche Barrow moved to Dallas, Texas, working in various jobs. In 1940, she married Eddie Frasure. One year later, she completed her parole; however, police continued to monitor her whereabouts and she often was contacted when arriving in a new city. Blanche enjoyed reminiscing with her friends, a Barrow sister and a sister of Parker, as the trio enjoyed fishing. In later life she said Bonnie and Clyde now seemed like characters in
Charles Parker (detective) house of another aristocratic family when emerald heirlooms mysteriously disappeared. Parker was a police sergeant assigned to the case, and Wimsey is struck by the sergeant's unusual choice of spare time reading: Origen. Parker appears to be close to Wimsey's age. He was born or raised in Barrow in Furness, a steelworks town created in the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which tends to increase the contrast between his origins and those of the aristocratic Wimsey. Parker has one elder unmarried sister, of whom he is fond though they seldom meet. (On one occasion he sends her lingerie from Paris.) Parker