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Twin brothers Ronnie Kray and Reggie Kray were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 60s.

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Depression-era bank robber Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson, begins his criminal career at an early age in the Chicago slums.

Baby Face Nelson

Depression-era criminal Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd robs numerous banks and becomes Public Enemy No. 1 after John Dillinger is killed by federal agents.

Pretty Boy Floyd

Depression-era gangster John Dillinger and his criminal gang gain notoriety with a string of bank robberies across the Midwest.

John Dillinger

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow target banks and gas stations during their early 1930s crime spree across rural America.

Bonnie and Clyde

Prohibition-era gangster George Francis Barnes Jr. makes a name for himself by committing crimes with a Thompson submachine gun.

Machine Gun Kelly

American gangster and bootlegging kingpin Al Capone becomes law enforcement's "Public Enemy No. 1" during the Prohibition era.

Al Capone

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Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis' ruthless criminal gang commits bank robberies and kidnappings during the Great Depression.

S1 E7 | Barker-Karpis Gang

E9 | The Krays

E6 | Baby Face Nelson

E5 | Pretty Boy Floyd

E4 | John Dillinger

E3 | Bonnie and Clyde

E2 | Machine Gun Kelly

E1 | Al Capone