It was she who labeled him as having a baby face and the sobriquet Baby Face Nelson was quickly bandied about in the press of the day when describing his crimes. Dillinger was born in Indiana and originally had no ties to crime. Whichever teller was available to help me is the one I robbed. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were ambushed, in May 1934. Robbing banks was Dillingers bread and butter, and often included elaborate plans that placed him front and center, demanding attention of security, tellers and customers. The British Bank of the Middle East Robbery. The first time he was serving a 30 year sentence for robbery, he used a smuggled gun to hold a prison guard hostage, before using a ladder to scale the prison wall. The robbers shot up more than two dozen patrol cars and damaged a police helicopter. The bank was closed for renovations at the time, so the gang took its time, spending days breaking in and several hours emptying boxes. Knightsbridge Security Deposit Robbery: The "Italian" Work. After the robbery, they went their separate ways and headed back to their homes. These criminals werent like the bank robbers of today; handing a note to a teller and escaping with $100, only to be caught the next day. Parker first met Clyde Barrow at a friends house. The case eluded officials for decades, until an obituary appeared online and family secrets began to unravel. Bank robbery is a federal crime in the United States, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation defines the act of robbery as taking or attempting to take property through the use of, or the implied use of force. This time he escaped through a tunnel along with other convicts, although he was recaptured the same day. Think Natural Born Killers without Rodney Dangerfield and Quentin Tarantino/Oliver Stone script/director drama. Before he became one of the most wanted outlaws in the west, Cassidy was born as Robert Leroy Parker in Utah. Hearst, the heir to millions, was kidnapped and later arrested as an accomplice with the Symbionese Liberation Armyafter they robbed a bank in San Francisco. Williams and his gang were known for being able to do bank jobs in under a minute. I told him I was 100% sure that they had the amount wrong. In yet another gun battle with police, a second robber was killed. As a young man he enlisted in the US Navy, but was dishonorably discharged after he deserted. He managed to shoot his way to an escape, although his pregnant girlfriend was shot in the thigh. In April 1930, Nelson robbed his first bank and got away with $4000. At 8.30 in the morning of January 14, 1998, the Brinks truck arrived and the guards were transferring the cash when they were overpowered by the gang assembled by Guarino. 3. The robbers weren't caught until January 1956. The pair and their group were famous for carrying thefts from trains and banks. In Indiana, Van Meter robbed a police station with Dillinger. He was alone at work when Edward Green entered the bank. He is the mastermind behind the Socit Gnrale Bank heist. A mere boy a pretty boy with apple cheeks.. J. Edgar Hoover exploited the rash of bank robberies during the Great Depression to increase the authority of the FBI and his own personal influence. In April 1925, Pierpont was arrested in Detroit and was soon returned to Indiana to face trial. Insane, huh? No deliberation. Votes: 20,895 | Gross: $0.42M Tulsa World. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. After participating in numerous small time robberies, he was eventually jailed for 5 years. On October 19 the citizens of the town were held at gunpoint on the town common while the raiders robbed the banks, drove off the towns horses to discourage pursuit, and fled to Canada. 1988, Americas Own Robin Hood: The Dillinger Legend. John Dillinger left a bloody trail all across the Midwest. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker left a trail of dead lawmen and bystanders in their wake during their crime spree of robbery and murder. The brothers were sentenced on federal charges and later received additional time on state charges. Barrow was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. The story is unsupported by evidence and was probably created by Floyd, who hated the nickname Pretty Boy. Maybe it was how they asked for the money, their appearance or getaway. Dillinger was paroled in 1933, at the height of the great depression, when a convicted criminal had almost no option of employment. Jesse James didnt spread the wealth, he was in it for himself and sometimes that meant a few eggs would be broken (he mistakenly killed a cashier during a heist in Missouri). J.L. Pretty ballsy on her part. 10. David lives and works in New York City. On the morning of June 9th, 1986, employees at Hollywood's First Interstate Bank showed up for work, preparing for the long week ahead. I love the story of J.L. Nelson also demonstrated a propensity for violence and committed his first known murder during a botched tavern robbery. He was pissed, of course, because it wasn't closing time, and he thought he had gotten there too late. Three men entered the First National Bank and demanded that the cashier, George Nixon, open the safe and give up the gold coins within. RCDSA. Most bank robbers act solo or with groups of accomplices, but Bonnie and Clyde were the rare duo that went on a crime spree that included bank robberies as well as gas stations and retail outlets. 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Amazingly, they were never caught. Who wouldnt be curious? He has been a guest speaker on numerous national radio and television stations and is a five time published author. On February 13, 1866, a Tuesday, a group of riders rode into Liberty, Missouri. Before they left, the Termites started a fire that set off the sprinkler system and flooded the building. Each year there are approximately 3,000-4,000 bank robberies. The newly formed group of escapees became the first Dillinger gang. In 1998, robbers struck the Bank of America at 1 World Trade Center in New York City, a feat believed to be impossible after the increase in security at the complex following the bombing in 1993. He wasnt hurt, but the car was disabled, and soon after he engaged in a chase with police. Only one of the robbers wore a mask, the others were easily identified and arrested. Descriptions of some of the robbers led to arrests and authorities learned of plans for further robberies during interrogations, but the police were unable to locate the ringleader of the group, Harry Pierpont. August 6, 2012, The Last Outlaws: The Lives and Legends of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Via: The Richest. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are among the most famous outlaws in history. Is it strange that every time I walk into a bank I lightly case the joint? Modern day pop culture has kept the tradition alive with movies such as Point Break, HEAT and Reservoir Dogs. When he was paroled he vowed to never see the inside of another prison. Johnson was sentenced to four life sentences and Neill was again given the death penalty. Dillinger wanted to be more famous than Capone and let everyone know who he was. 3. He robbed a bank in Ohio, but was captured soon after. The police in automobiles were able to run them down quickly, and they were apprehended and taken to jail. The men beat a guard unconscious but were soon apprehended. After numerous convictions were attained using his information he entered the Witness Protection Program. Despite FFR1000 charged, she's an art student with day jobs e.g. ", "No. Forcing the employees to lay on the floor and binding the hands of the banks president, Walter Oakley, they rifled the drawers and vault and made off with about $19,000 in cash. May 2, 2004, Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend. One of the main things I learned from research was that an overwhelming number of people are caught because they didn't do it solo. People worth millions dont typically get involved in robbing banks (unless of course that is how you made your millions). Baron Lamm died, aged 40, after a botched bank robbery when his gang crashed their getaway car. He writes about pop culture and humor, he is also a degenerate gambler (which he also writes about). Other aspects involved each gang member being assigned a job such vault man, driver or lobby man. So I never let anyone (not even my wife or best friend) know what I was doing. An illustration from an 1882 book on the lives of Frank and Jesse James and the Younger brothers. As they were mounting their horses, shots rang out, and a nineteen-year-old college student was killed, evidently by a stray bullet. 9. Karpis was raised in Kansas and began associating with criminals from an early age. The robbery involved a political bribery scandal, surfboard repair kits and lots of dynamite. 2003, The Great Northfield Raid Revisited. Martinez, an attractive college student, would approach a bank teller while talking on her cell phone. This makes the act of tunneling into a bank, or other unlawful entry such as forcing the locks, technically a burglary rather than a robbery, but in the public imagination they are one and the same thing for the most part. By 1909 automobiles were being used to race across the country, as did this Model T, and to rob banks. J.D. 2. After linking up with the Dillinger gang, he participated in some other high profile bank robberies. Their point of entry was a tunnel they dug from the sewers. Most of the robbers were caught but the gold remains at large. Before the American Civil War, most thefts from banks were burglaries, among them the taking of over $150,000 from the Bank of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1798, when the thief or thieves entered the bank after hours, leaving no sign of force. Charles Arthur, a.k.a. On Feb. 10, 1997, Bowman and Kirkpatrick robbed the Seafirst Bank of $4,461,681.00. The shootout began in the parking lot of the Security Pacific Bank, where one robber was killed, leading the others to steal a car in the lot and lead police on a 25-mile chase. He married Beryl Hovious, in 1924, but the marriage ended in divorce. 8 Candice Rose Martinez. He was cornered by over 200 police, and shot himself in the head to avoid punishment. He surrendered peacefully although no agents had brought any handcuffs, as they assumed Karpis would fight to the death. After the Kansas City massacre, in which three police officers and an FBI agent were killed when escorting Frank Nash during a change of custody (Nash was also killed), Pretty Boy Floyd was named by the FBI as one of the gunmen. Valerio Viccei was the mastermind behind the heist that took place on July 12, 1987 and resulted in a robbery involving $66 million, worth about $154.7 million as of today. In fact, Dillinger was one of the first in his gang to be killed. The robbers were armed with rifles, handguns, and shotguns. The victim said: He was good looking, hardly more than a boy. After this, Nelson began to rob banks with Homer Van Meter and Eddie Green. The group soon became the hot target of the . Martinez and her boyfriend would rob 4 banks in Northern Virginia, stealing just under $50,000 before they got caught and prosecuted. A legend of the Wild West, in addition to robbing banks James was an expert train robber, because if you cant get your kicks robbing banks then try to steal from something that is moving! 1986 FBI Miami shootout, deadly shootout between FBI and two bank robbers. The innovative group of bandits found a weakness in French supermarket Monopri. Bank of Bangladesh Cyber Robbery ($81M) North Korean hackers attempted to steal $1B from the . Kit R. Roane, The New York Times. Authorities in four states joined in the search for the fugitives. The crime spree started with the robbery of the South Marion State Bank in November 1924. Alarm buzzers and bells, which rang loudly inside and outside of the bank, were one of the earliest. It was 12:38 in the afternoon on January 13, 2006, when the call went out to police: a bank robbery in progress. These crimes labelled Van Meter 18th on the public enemies list. ", "Walked in the bank and waited in line like a regular customer. In addition to being a master bank robber he was also a master of escaping from prison (which is good when your job is robbing banks on the outside). Parker was soon arrested during a botched robbery of a hardware store, although she was soon released having not been charged. From 1874 to 1921 it is estimated that Starr robbed over 21 banks, stealing $60,000 in cash. In January 1958, three brothers brandishing toy pistols robbed the Bank of Columbia in Columbia, Alabama. After a failed escape attempt, and after serving 7 years, he applied for a 20 month leave of absence which was granted. The robbery had yielded a haul of about $20,000, most of which was recovered and the three surviving robbers were convicted of 46 felonies for their crimes, and all three were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The pair robbed numerous banks as well as some gas stations and stores in rural areas. There has to be some disappointment that comes with getting caught because cameras picked up the license plate of a stolen getaway car. When talking about famous thieves, one can't leave out Albert Spaggiari. Taking place in Tokyo, it was the greatest bank job in the history of Japan. The Birds were then ordered into the vault and the two men left. Herman Baron Lamm was a German American bank robber who is widely considered the father of modern bank robbery.