Les Gillis
One of the Regulars
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Les Gillis said:Have you read either of his books?
His first one Public Enemy #1: The Alvin Karpis Story is definatly worth tracking down a copy.
He gives detailed accounts of their activities and yet he's conveinently away when someone gets killed.
Les
Les Gillis said:Banks known to have been robbed by Clyde Barrow:
Les,
I stand corrected. I am afraid I did not do my homework before making the statement about the bank jobs.
HadleyH said:can I name some from the 20s and 30s ? these ones here,were very, very bad boys [huh]
Bugsy Siegel - handsome, debonair and lethal
Mr. K.L.Bowers said:Les Gillis said:Banks known to have been robbed by Clyde Barrow:
Les,
I stand corrected. I am afraid I did not do my homework before making the statement about the bank jobs.
No problem, I spend way too much time reading about the 1930s auto bandits...
Les
Forgotten Man said:Ol' Creepy... start at the start I supose hahaha.
I started this thread, someone else can start the Karpis topic
Here's a photo of him to get things started:
FM~
jamespowers said:Hmmmmm..... There is a resemblance between him and one of the Loungers I know. Check past threads to see who.
up196 said:I remember that thread well!
Forgotten Man said:Well, let's talk about the real Karpis... if you please We all know about the look-a-like guy... lol
Karpis was originally apart of Ma Parker's hoods right?... they were baaaad! The kind of thugs that killed if someone was in the way of takin' care of business... cold.
FM~
jamespowers said:Ok, ok. That is exactly who Karpis was---Except the Barker gang. The guy was more dangerous than Billy the Kid.
There seems to be a theme going about among golden age criminal women.
Well, this answer a question I have had for years! My parents grew up in Stuart, Iowa during the 30s. My mother always told me the story of her and her sister staying at their aunt and uncles house, when suddenly her uncle Jass ran home yelling Bonnie and Clyde are in town, then grabbed the girls and ran them out to hide in the root cellar! My mother said she was never so scared in her life, the root cellar was damp, dark, and full of spiders, she didn't think about the Barrow gang. Legend had it, the town Watchman saw them and they said "just keep on walking", which he did, he went fishing!Les Gillis said:Banks known to have been robbed by Clyde Barrow:
9. First National Bank, Stuart, Iowa- April 16th, 1934. Take:$1,500.
There are more that are suspected to be Clyde's work; but the evidence isn't as strong.
Les