Blog 22

        During the Organized Crime presentation, I learned about several active gangsters in the early 1900's. John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson and Machine Gun Kelly were the specific gangsters involved in crimes such as: robbery, theft, and murder. John Dillinger robbed over two dozen banks, escaped from jail twice and even carried out some crimes with Baby Face Nelson. Bonnie and Clyde were the rare couple criminals who were responsible for many murders and robberies. Baby Face Nelson was mostly known for bank robberies and killing the most FBI agents in the line of duty than any other American citizen! Machine Gun Kelly's most famous crime was his kidnapping of Charles Urschel which later led to his arrest in 1933. These criminals were significant to "gangster history" for the organized or planned methods of carrying out the crimes.