Gallery: Depression-Era Desperadoes (American Experience/PBS)
John Dillinger: A midwestern bank robber during the early 30s, he was a dangerous criminal who was responsible for the murder of several police officers, robbed at last two dozen banks, and escaped from jail twice.
- Famous Cases: John Dillinger (F.B.I.)
- Public Enemy #1 (PBS)
- John Dillinger Biography (Biography Channel)
- John Dillinger: Just the Facts (Life Magazine)
Barker-Karpis Gang (1931-1935): Kate "Ma" Barker and her sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur, and Fred teamed up with Alvin Karpis and several other criminals, who terrorized the Midwest and reached the position of Public Enemy#1 on the F.B.I.'s "Most Wanted List."
- Ma (Kate) Barker Biography (Biography.com)
- Alvin Karpis: Pursuit of the Last Public Enemy (True Crime Library)
- Barker Gang: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (Oklahoma State University)
George "Machine Gun" Kelly: George Kelly Barnes was a notorious Prohibition era criminal. He committed bootlegging, armed robbery and kidnapping. He later spent time in Alcatraz.
- Machine Gun Kelly (AlcatrazHistory.com)
- Famous Cases: Machine Gun Kelly
- Department of Justice Identification Order (F.B.I.)
- Subject: George Machine Gun Kelly (The F.B.I.'s file on George Kelly released through the Freedom of Information Act)
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd: Bank robber and killer, he was romanticized by the press.
- Floyd, Charles Arthur 1904-1934: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (Oklahoma Historical Society)
- Famous Cases: Pretty Boy Floyd (F.B.I.)
- Charles Pretty Boy Floyd Biography (Biography.com)
George "Baby Face" Nelson: His real name was Lester Joseph Gillis and was a major bank robber of the 30s, partnering at one point with Dillinger.
- Famous Cases: George Nelson (F.B.I.)
- George Baby Face Nelson Biography (Biography.com)
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