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The History of the American Outlaw
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The Civil War ends
In 1865 the Civil War officialy ended. With nothing to return to many southern vetrans rurned to a life of crime. This was the beggining of major crime across America. -
What made a Famous Outlaw
Every Famous Outlaw had their own allure, their way of catching the publics eye and attenion. For some it was their appearance, such as George "Baby Face" Nelson. Others it was their stature, Billy the Kid who was only nineteen. Others was for events or activities they did, such as Al Capone -
The First American Outlaw Jesse James
Jesse James was the first American outlwa. He started the Wild West era of crime. This was commonly associated with the robbing of banks and trains. -
Billy The Kid
Billy the kid was Famous for being the youngest famous outlaw ever. He was small in stature but was a very good criminal. He had a five year crime spree. -
FBI
In 1908 the FBI was founded due to the rising tide of organized crime moving into America's larger cities. -
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Klyde were a famous bank robbers during the roaring twenties. What made them catch the public eye was that they were actually a couple who were on the run from the law. -
Public Enemy Era
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Machine Gun Kelly
Another famous mobster from the Public Enemyera machine Gun Kelly recieved his name from the thompson sub-machine gun he recieved from his wife. She was very invvlved in his criminal carrier. His most famous crime was kidnapping an oil tycoon manager and holding him ransom for 200,000 dollars. -
George "Baby Face Nelson
George Nelson also known as 'Baby Face" Nelson was called this because he had the face of a small child. He was a Bank robber alon with Most of the other criminals during the depression era.
Throughout his career the nickname haunted him. He killed the most FBI agents ever by one person or organazation. -
Pretty Boy Floyd
He was a famous bank robber after becoming public enemy numer one afte Dillinger's death. Along with Baby Face Nelson Floyd hated his name, which was used because he was good looking. -
John Dillinger
John Dillinger was one of the most famous criminals ever. He robbed two dozen banks, four police stations, and escaped jail twice. He met his end out side a theater in Chicago. There is a theroy that it was actually not John Dillinger that was killed, that he escaped. -
The Drug Era Begins
In the 1960's drugs such as heroine, cocaine, and marijuanna became popular in the united states. This led to a new wave of crime all across the united states. -
Club Drugs hit America
In the 80's Club drugs such as ecstasy, crack, and many other drugs were becoming popular in the US. At the time it was thought that crack was a more serous issue than alcholhol. Many issues arised such as crack babies. Crack was very common among th youth of America and it was a serious issue. -
Pablo Escabar
Pablo Escabar is the most well know drug lord in History. He had the largest cocaine exportation business ever which made him about half a billion American dollars per day. We was one of the top 25 wealthiest people in the world. In Columbia he was seen as a Robbin Hood building schools, churhces, hospitals, and giving back to the community. -
Hackers
With the beginning of the Technological age criminak activity has turned to computer hacking. People hack computers for different reasons. Black hats hack computers for their own personal gain. White hats hack for the well being of the public, to reveal truths.
