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LESTER M. "BABY FACE NELSON" GILLIS
Born Lester M. Gillis (1908-1934), "Baby Face" Nelson earned his
nickname due to his youthful countenance and 5'4" stature. A talented
car thief by the age of fourteen, this landed him in a boy?s home in
1922. Joining Al Capone?s gang after his release, Gillis served as a
general thug and quickly moved on to burglary. Sent to prison in 1931
for bank robbery, he escaped a year later and remained at large until
1934 when he died following an FBI gun battle.
Al Capone resource
http://www.crimelibrary.com/americana/babyface/
Juvenile appearance nickname
http://chicago.about.com/cs/history/a/fbi_nelson.htm
FBI kills Gillis
http://www.bugsysclub.com/club/community/info_nelson.htm
Birth and death dates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Face_Nelson
CHARLES ARTHUR "PRETTY BOY" FLOYD
A colorful and daring modern outlaw, Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
(1904-1934) became a popular part of American folklore when dust bowl
balladeer Woody Guthrie composed a song about Floyd?s life. A
rumrunner and accomplished bank robber, he earned his moniker when
described to police as "a pretty boy with apple cheeks." J. Edgar
Hoover?s vendetta to annihilate him included the blame that Floyd was
involved in the infamous Kansas City Massacre, an accusation that
Floyd denied until the end of his life.
Woody Guthrie song ?The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd?
http://www.bugsysclub.com/club/community/info_floyd.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/longtimecoming/prettyboy/songs.html
Minor details (birth/death)
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=35293&tocid=0&query=robbery
Earning nickname
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/floyd/2.html?sect=17
Denying presence at Kansas City Massacre
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/floyd/7.html?sect=17
AL "SCARFACE" CAPONE
Alphonse Gabriel "Scarface" Capone (1899-1947), possibly the 20th
century?s most infamous gangster, was nicknamed after a bar fight in
which his face was slashed by a patron?s knife. An early schoolmate
of Salvatore "Lucky Luciano" Lucania, Capone was first a racketeer for
Johnny "The Fox" Torrio?s mob and eventually commanded its operations
by 1925. Hotly pursued by legendary FBI agent Elliot Ness, Capone?s
criminal dealings eluded police evidence so deftly that he was finally
incarcerated in Alcatraz prison on a tax fraud conviction.
Birth and death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
Schoolmate of Lucania
http://www.graveyards.com/mtcarmel/capone.html
Torrio mob
http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/alcapone.shtml
http://www.virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/hallofrhetoric/forensiccommunication/mostwanted/alphonsecapone.com/
Alcatraz
http://www.virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/hallofrhetoric/forensiccommunication/mostwanted/alphonsecapone.com/
GEORGE "MACHINE GUN" KELLY BARNES
Born George Kelly Barnes (1895-1954) to a wealthy Tennessee family,
"Machine Gun Kelly" was so nicknamed after his weapon of choice. A
successful bootlegger by age 20, Barnes later moved on to bank
robbing, and in 1933 he conspired with gangster Boss Shannon in the
kidnapping of millionaire Charles F. Urschel who was later released,
assisting in bringing his captors to justice. Credited with giving
FBI agents the moniker "G-men," Barnes died in prison on his 59th
birthday.
Tennessee background, born, died
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/mgk.htm
G-men
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/kelly/1.html
Urschel kidnapping
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/kelly/8.html?sect=17
Boss Shannon
http://www.fraternalorderlawenforcement.com/kelly.html
BONNIE PARKER AND CLYDE BARROW
Known as the Romeo and Juliet of crime, Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and
Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) met in 1930 and later teamed in 1932 to form
The Barrow Gang that included Clyde?s brother, Buck, and Buck?s wife,
Blanche. Robbing banks, gas stations and small businesses across the
nation, Bonnie and Clyde were killed in a 1934 police ambush. Toward
the end if their crime spree, Parker, a petite (4?11")
strawberry-blonde, immortalized their lives and love by authoring and
mailing to newspapers the now famous poem, "The Story of Bonnie and
Clyde."
Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow, meet, born died
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Bonnie_and_Clyde
Poem ? saga of Bonnie and Clyde
http://www.censusdiggins.com/bonnie_and_clyde.html
Crime spree and physical description of Parker
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/bonnie/1.html
The Barrow Gang and Buck
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/bonnie/8.html?sect=17
Thank you again for the opportunity to assist in your research. :)
Best regards,
journalist-ga
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