Criminals in the 1930’s
Imagine you are watching the news and a story of a man that murdered 10 men, wounded 7, and performed 3 jailbreaks airs on the television. This man is ranked number one american enemy. Well, his name is John Dillinger. Dillinger was a well-known felonious in America during the Great Depression. There were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public such as, Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde.
To start it off, Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. He was also fined 8,000 dollars along with the 11 year sentence. But the fine was not the problem, considering he made 60 million dollars selling illegal liquor. “A knife wound on his left cheek earned Capone his nickname Scarface” (Roxburgh 10). Some background info on Al Capone is that he was a good student until he ran away and never went back to school after the 6th grade. The public also blamed him for the St. Valentine's day massacre. After 6.5 years in prison he got released …show more content…
Clyde was suspected of many killings. There ended up being a warrant issued against them. The FBI were hunting for them after they stole a automobile and were on the run, the group ended up being 5 people. They later went on a robbing spree but in a shoot out they ended up getting captured. They also were shot to death in an ambush by the police while trying to rob something else. (“Bonnie and Clyde”)
As is evident, there were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public. Some more facts are that Al Capone was in a street gang at a very young age. Bonnie And Clyde both has trouble walking, but they still were able to rob so many places. John Dillinger was accused of robbing 24 banks and killing a police officer. Last, Congress passed a number of federal crime laws so the FBI can find criminals easier. And because of criminals like this the laws are more strict and are more easier to catch criminals
Imagine you are watching the news and a story of a man that murdered 10 men, wounded 7, and performed 3 jailbreaks airs on the television. This man is ranked number one american enemy. Well, his name is John Dillinger. Dillinger was a well-known felonious in America during the Great Depression. There were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public such as, Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde.
To start it off, Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. He was also fined 8,000 dollars along with the 11 year sentence. But the fine was not the problem, considering he made 60 million dollars selling illegal liquor. “A knife wound on his left cheek earned Capone his nickname Scarface” (Roxburgh 10). Some background info on Al Capone is that he was a good student until he ran away and never went back to school after the 6th grade. The public also blamed him for the St. Valentine's day massacre. After 6.5 years in prison he got released …show more content…
Clyde was suspected of many killings. There ended up being a warrant issued against them. The FBI were hunting for them after they stole a automobile and were on the run, the group ended up being 5 people. They later went on a robbing spree but in a shoot out they ended up getting captured. They also were shot to death in an ambush by the police while trying to rob something else. (“Bonnie and Clyde”)
As is evident, there were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public. Some more facts are that Al Capone was in a street gang at a very young age. Bonnie And Clyde both has trouble walking, but they still were able to rob so many places. John Dillinger was accused of robbing 24 banks and killing a police officer. Last, Congress passed a number of federal crime laws so the FBI can find criminals easier. And because of criminals like this the laws are more strict and are more easier to catch criminals