Ted Hinton

TED HINTON, born in 1904, was a rookie sheriff's deputy when he tracked down Bonnie and Clyde in 1933-34. As a lawman he worked on other famous cases of burglary, kidnapping, and murder as well. He had learned to fly in 1929 and left police work to train pilots during World II. Later he worked as a pilot himself and owned a trucking company and a motor lodge. In October of 1977, shortly after finishing the manuscript of Ambush, Hinton died at the age of 73.

TED HINTON, born in 1904, was a rookie sheriff's deputy when he tracked down Bonnie and Clyde in 1933-34. As a lawman he worked on other famous cases of burglary, kidnapping, and murder as well. He had learned to fly in 1929 and left police work to train pilots during World II. Later he worked as a pilot himself and owned a trucking company and a motor lodge. In October of 1977, shortly after finishing the manuscript of Ambush, Hinton died at the age of 73. See less