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Aussie Elliott
Aussie Elliott (1914 – February 3, 1934) was a Great Depression, Depression-era outlaw and associate of bank robbers George Birdwell and Pretty Boy Floyd, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd. Born in Oklahoma, Elliott was convicted of bank robbery in 1932 and sentenced to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, eventually escaping on August 14, 1932. Soon after joining Birdwell and Floyd, the three robbed a bank in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, of $2,530. Although identified by witnesses raiding a bank in Henryetta, Oklahoma, Henryetta of $11,352 only six days later, several reports attributed the robbery to the Ford Bradshaw gang.Newton, Michael. ''Encyclopedia of Robbers, Heists, and Capers''. New York: Facts On File, 2002. (pg. 93) Crimes and death Along with Adam Richetti and Edgar Dunbar (criminal), Elliott robbed $3,000 from a bank in Ash Grove, Missouri, on January 12, 1933, before fleeing to the home of Richetti's brother in Bolivar, Missouri, Bolivar. Captured four mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-most extensive and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw language, Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its List of U.S. state and territory nicknames, nickname, "Sooners, The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
