(Charles Arthur Floyd)

February 3, 1901
October 22, 1934

AKA: Jack Hamilton

Robber, Murderer

In the 1930s Pretty Boy Floyd emerged as an American folk hero, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) believed he was a key figure in a Kansas City massacre that claimed five lives, including FBI agents and gangster Frank “Jelly” Nash. Floyd fiercely denied having taken part in the killings and his involvement was never proved. The popular outlaw died following a shoot-out with FBI agents. Some claimed it was an execution-style slaying.

The magnificent Floyds

Charles Arthur Floyd was born on February 3, 1901, in the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma, an area that had once been part of the Cherokee Nation. His father, Walter Floyd was a hardworking and generous man but was reportedly a stern guardian, as was his religious mother, Mamie Echols.

With eight children to feed, the Floyds enjoyed...