OM Backroads Ep:16. The Last Run of Pretty Boy Floyd

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 1 a.m.

Join us as we discuss the notorious outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd and his exploits in Ohio. Considered "Public Enemy Number One", Floyd would live a life of crime including when Floyd was 25 and using the alias Frank Mitchell, he was sentenced to life in prison in December 1930, convicted of robbing a bank in Akron, Ohio. He was being transported to the Ohio penitentiary when he dove through a train window and escaped. Learn about his daring escapes and the final gun battle that would end his life.\nPlease check other podcast episodes like this at: https://www.ohiomysteries.com/\nMike hosts a Facebook page called "Too Late for Autographs" and explores people and their stories with Ohio ties that have passed away: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469825446606552/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3474200626169014\nDan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices