2. Al Capone
Bonnie and Clyde
John Dillinger
“Baby Face” Nelson
“Pretty Boy” Floyd
3. Murder Incorporated Assassin.
(also called “enforcers”)
Enforcers were mostly Jewish or
Italian.
Many murder cases remain
unsolved to this day.
Their job were to get rid of
informants, witnesses, and or
mobsters who tried to steal money
from other mobs.
These people were paid from
$1000.00 to $5000.00 for
every job completed.
4. Bootlegging
During The Great
Depression: 1919-
1933 ,the 18th
Amendment stated
that it was illegal to
manufacture, sell, or
transport alcohol.
Many people saw this
as an opportunity to
make some money
5. The Lindbergh Kidnapping made news big time during the 1930’s when 20
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month old infant Charles Agustus Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from his
home on March 21, 1932.
The ransom note asked for $25,000.00 in 20 dollar bills, $15,000.00 in 10
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dollar bills, and $10,000 in 5 dollar bills.
A little over 2 months the body was found about 5 miles from his house.
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Bruno Haupthass was suspected for his kidnapping.
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He was arrested in Bronx, New York; was found guilty and was finally
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executed in 1936.
6. The Great Depression
brought many people
down, leaving many
broke and without jobs.
People turned to robbing
to get what they wanted
or needed.
The “hotspot” to go and
rob were banks.
Bonnie and Clyde, The
Barker- Karpis Gang,
John Dillinger, “Baby
Face” Nelson, and
“Pretty Boy” Floyd took
the risk of getting
caught by the FBI to
satisfy their needs.
7. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
were one of the most famous
criminals around in the 1930’s.
Leaving their trail everywhere;
from robbing banks to killing
policeman to breaking people out
of jail. They both belonged to the
“Barrow Gang”. They were both
finally caught and killed.
Bonnie at the age of 23, and Clyde
at the age of 24. Both buried in
Texas.
“Someday they’ll go down together
They’ll bury them side by side
To few it’ll be grief
To the law a relief
But it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde”
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Wikipedia.com
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