Sawyer was a Depression-era bank robber and prison escapee. Although he was responsible for several bank robberies in Kansas and Oklahoma, he was wrongfully imprisoned for a 1932 bank robbery in Fort Scott, Kansas, and spent almost 40 years in prison before he was pardoned by Governor Robert Docking in 1969. [2] Walton Spark: No image available

The escapades of bank robbers during the Great Depression were captured in newspapers with all the pulpy zeal of a dime store novel. They became pseudo celebrities and Public Enemy Number One. You may have heard of Dillinger, or Bonnie and Clyde, but these well-known faces are just the surface of a rogues' gallery that goes deeper than any ...

2011年8月1日 · These criminals weren’t like the bank robbers of today; handing a note to a teller and escaping with $100, only to be caught the next day. These ruthless thieves would burst in and ransack the bank, usually forcing a manager to open the vault.

The Dillinger Gang was a group of American Depression-era bank robbers led by John Dillinger. [1] The gang gained notoriety for a successful string of bank robberies, using modern tools and tactics, in the Midwestern United States from September 1933 to July 1934. During this crime spree, the gang killed 10 and wounded 7.

Wilbur Underhill Jr. (March 16, 1901 – January 6, 1934), often called "Mad Dog" or the "Tri-State Terror", was an American criminal, burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was one of the most wanted bandits in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and co-led a gang with Harvey Bailey that included many fellow Cookson Hills outlaws ...

A former German army officer, Lamm came to the United States where he put his military training to use as a bank robber. Before a robbery, he thoroughly "cased" a bank and meticulously...

2018年3月8日 · During the Great Depression, with much of the United States mired in grinding poverty and unemployment, some Americans found increased opportunities in criminal activities like bootlegging,...

2023年5月2日 · As long suspected, Harvey Bailey, once known as the “dean of bank robbers” in Depression-era America, was the mastermind. He was a meticulous planner and record keeper, and at age 85 in 1979,...

2024年12月13日 · Pretty Boy Floyd (born February 3, 1904, Bartow county, Georgia, U.S.—died October 22, 1934, near East Liverpool, Ohio) was an American gunman whose violent bank robberies and run-ins with police made newspaper headlines. In 1911 Floyd moved with his family to Oklahoma, eventually settling in Akins.

2016年9月30日 · John Herbert Dillinger, born 22 June 1903, was an infamous American gangster in the Depression-era United States. He was the leader of the so-called “Dillinger Gang”, a crew of American Depression-era bank robbers that included …