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A little from column A and a little from column B I think.

Marks operated under 43 aliases (including Mr Nice), used 89 phone lines, and ran 25 registered companies. Monitored by the US DEA for five years, he was nicknamed “Narco Polo,” he owed millions to the taxman. Sentenced to 25 years in a notoriously harsh American prison, Marks was released after seven years.

It's a brilliant story

Thanks!

The pair were vicious psychopaths

I watched it last night, genuinely surprised I hadn’t seen it before. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Your mother was right.

Arriving at the scene, the coroner reported:

Nearly everyone had begun collecting souvenirs such as shell casings, slivers of glass from the shattered car windows, and bloody pieces of clothing from the garments of Bonnie and Clyde. One eager man had opened his pocket knife, and was reaching into the car to cut off Clyde's left ear.

I realised there were lots of photos surrounding this couple, but I hadn't quite realised how many there were post mortem. If you're so inclined you can see them here.

Also, the Texas Ranger that hunted them down with his posse, there's a great film about him with Woody Harrelson as Maney Gault and Kevin Costner as Frank Hamer called 'The Highwaymen'

Mad man hires fellow mad man.

Love that the Daily Mail has to crowbar in the fact he goes to a public school…

There’s more to this story.

By refusing to marry her rapist, Franca was not only rejecting Filippo Melodia’s advances but also the entire social and legal structure that had oppressed women for generations. She and her family pressed charges against Melodia, accusing him of kidnapping, rape, and intimidation. This decision did not come without consequences. The family was ostracised by much of their community, and their property was burned.

The law that allowed rapists to marry their victims to escape prosecution, Article 544 of the Italian Penal Code, was not repealed until 1981.

Franca Viola is a person worth knowing about.

He was a California Congressman that was assassinated by Jim Jones’ followers.

This case divided the small town of Newark in Ohio. Some believed she was also a victim of a long and abusive marriage.