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Bookmark or Share- Pretty Boy Floyd, The Depression-Era Robin Hood Of OklahomaDuring the Great Depression, Pretty Boy Floyd rose to prominence as one of the most notorious bank robbers in history. Rumor had it that he was a generous man who destroyed mortgage documents as he stuffed his bags full of cash from bank vaults, freeing struggling citizens from their biggest debts.
- How 'Pretty Boy' Floyd Became the FBI's Public Enemy No. 1Up until June 17, 1933, Pretty Boy Floyd led a relatively unremarkable life in and out of jail as a Midwestern hoodlum. He was robbing banks and payrolls, stealing cars, murdering rival thugs, all the while escaping police custody by jumping from trains and hiding out in the trusty Cookson Hills of Oklahoma.
- Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd - Death, Crimes & Facts - BiographyCharles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was known for his constant run-ins with police and violent bank robberies. Floyd was arrested for a payroll robbery in the late 1920s and went on to rob numerous...
- Kansas City Massacre and “Pretty Boy” Floyd — FBIThe Kansas City Massacre involved the attempt by Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd, Vernon Miller, and Adam Richetti to free their friend, Frank Nash, a federal prisoner.
- Floyd, Charles Arthur | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureKnown as "Choc" Floyd or "Pretty Boy," Oklahoma's most notorious and glorified folk bandit, Charles Arthur Floyd also became one of the nation's most celebrated criminals. He was immortalized in song by Woody Guthrie and by the fictional Joad family in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath .
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