Tommy Schultz portrayed Thompson in the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon.

[1][2][3] While Blackie did provide testimony against William King Hale and Ernest Burkhart, he quickly ran off and formed the "Thompson gang.

Thompson was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

[1] He was recaptured in 1934 after robbing several banks in Texas, and sentenced to death on charges of robbery.

[5][1][6] Blackie was killed in a stolen car on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas on December 6, 1934.