<p>Before Bonnie and Clyde captured the nation&#39;s attention, another couple was blazing a trail of crime across America: Irene Schroeder and Walter “Glenn” Dague. </p><p>She was a young mother, the press dubbed &quot;Iron Irene.&quot; He was a seemingly respectable car salesman. </p><p>Their story begins with a deadly roadside shootout that left a Pennsylvania State Trooper dead. What followed was a desperate, multi-state crime spree involving kidnappings, daring escapes, and a final, fiery gunfight in the Arizona desert.</p><p>This is the unforgettable true story of Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague: a tale of violence, swift justice, and a legacy of redemption that reached all the way to the moon.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/crimes-of-the-carolinas/id1821441448" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em><strong>Crimes of the Carolinas Podcast </strong></em></a><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>(Iredell County Public Library)</strong></em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Podcast Sources</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.com/category/sources-links/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources &amp; Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Explore More Content</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p>

Blue Ridge True Crime

Alfred Dockery

Iron Irene: Motherhood, Murder, And A Cross-Country Crime Spree

NOV 24, 202522 MIN
Blue Ridge True Crime

Iron Irene: Motherhood, Murder, And A Cross-Country Crime Spree

NOV 24, 202522 MIN

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<p>Before Bonnie and Clyde captured the nation&#39;s attention, another couple was blazing a trail of crime across America: Irene Schroeder and Walter “Glenn” Dague. </p><p>She was a young mother, the press dubbed &quot;Iron Irene.&quot; He was a seemingly respectable car salesman. </p><p>Their story begins with a deadly roadside shootout that left a Pennsylvania State Trooper dead. What followed was a desperate, multi-state crime spree involving kidnappings, daring escapes, and a final, fiery gunfight in the Arizona desert.</p><p>This is the unforgettable true story of Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague: a tale of violence, swift justice, and a legacy of redemption that reached all the way to the moon.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/crimes-of-the-carolinas/id1821441448" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em><strong>Crimes of the Carolinas Podcast </strong></em></a><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>(Iredell County Public Library)</strong></em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Podcast Sources</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.com/category/sources-links/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources &amp; Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Explore More Content</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p>