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Pretty Boy Floyd
American bank robber
For other uses, see Pretty Boy Floyd (disambiguation).
Pretty Boy Floyd | |
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Floyd's mugshot in 1933 | |
| Born | Charles Arthur Floyd (1904-02-03)February 3, 1904 Adairsville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1934(1934-10-22) (aged 30) East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation(s) | Gangster, bank robber |
| Spouse | Ruby Floyd (divorced) |
| Children | Charles Dempsey Floyd |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years imprisonment (escaped); Killed by Federal Agents |
Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber.
He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was seen positively by the public because, during robberies, he burned mortgage documents freeing many people from their debts.
He was pursued and killed by a group of Bureau of Investigation (BOI, lat