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FBI Marks 100 Years by Profiling Crimes of the Century Friday, June 27, 2008  AP Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow It started as just a small crew of special agents. Now, much larger and after a century in the business, the FBI is remembering some of its massive manhunts and landmark cases — the crimes of the century. One of the most prominent cases was the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie Parker, just 19, was a part-time waitress and already married to a man in prison when she fell in love with small-time thief Clyde Barrow, 21. Though Clyde was arrested for burglary soon after they met, Bonnie helped engineer his escape, setting off a crime spree across the Midwest and Southwest that terrified, and enthralled, the country. • Click here to see photos of some of the criminals of the century. "They were young and very flamboyant" about their criminal activity, said Dr. John Fox, FBI historian, when asked about the public's enduring interest in the couple. Crime always fascinates people, he said, but the couple’s antics were especially shocking. By the time they were killed in a hail of police bullets in 1934, the couple was believed responsible for 13 murders and numerous robberies. The story of their pursuit and the details of their murderous journey are just one of the famous cases profiled by the FBI this year in commemoration of its 100th anniversary on July 26. The intelligence agency got its start in 1908, when Attorney General Charles Bonaparte created a team of special agents under the Department of Justice. It wouldn’t be until the 1923 appointment of J. Edgar Hoover as director that the Federal Bureau of Investigation — as it came to be called in 1935 — would experience its enormous growth. Below are some of the cases that have gripped the nation throughout the 100-year history of the "G-men," or government men, who have solved these notorious crimes. The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping On a peaceful New Jersey estate about 60 miles from New York City, the baby Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. slumbered undisturbed in his second floor nursery — or so his parents thought. When the baby’s nurse went to check on him at around 9 p.m. on the night of March 1, 1932, the only trace of the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh was a ransom note demanding $50,000 perched on the nursery window sill. Over 10 ransom notes followed, including one demanding that a Lindbergh intermediary meet the kidnapper, called "John," and discuss ransom money. The kidnapper then met with Dr. John F. Condon and showed him a sleeping outfit which the Lindberghs identified as belonging to their son. Working off a description provided by Dr. Condon, and using handwriting samples from the ransom notes, the FBI launched a massive investigation. Tragically, the child was found dead on May 12, less than three miles from the Lindbergh estate. Autopsy results revealed he had died two months earlier, killed by a blow to the head. The FBI traced a certificate used to cash in the ransom money to a gas station, where an employee had written down the license plate number of the man who cashed it. "John" was revealed to be Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter living in the Bronx. He was arrested, tried and on April 3, 1936, electrocuted for the murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. The Unabomber Another renowned case began in 1978, with the detonation of a homemade bomb on a Chicago campus. With the blast, Ted Kaczynski vaulted himself into the national consciousness. But it wouldn’t be until 1995 that the nation would know the name of the notorious Unabomber. In those 17 years, the Unabomber — named by the FBI for the university and airline bombing targets — created increasingly sophisticated bombs, killing three people and injuring 24, and threatening to blow up airliners. Though the FBI was able to identify several details about the bomber — they believed he had been raised in Chicago and had lived in Salt Lake City — Kaczynski left no forensic evidence that could be traced to him. Instead, it would be his own manifesto that led to his arrest. The Unabomber sent the FBI a 35,000 word essay on what he believed were the ills of society and his motives for creating the bombs. The New York Times and the Washington Post agreed to print the Unabomber’s words in hope that it would lead to clues about the identity of the bomber. Thousands called in with tips, but the FBI began to focus on one tipster in particular — David Kaczynski, who thought the manifesto sounded like his troubled brother Ted. The FBI was able to conclusively prove Ted Kaczynski was the elusive Unabomber thanks to handwriting samples provided by his brother. When they arrested the scraggly-haired man at his cabin in Montana they found 40,000 handwritten journal pages that described how to make bombs — and also found a live bomb, ready to be mailed. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the intelligence agency, the Newseum — a museum in Washington, D.C dedicated to journalism — is featuring "G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI’s First Century." The exhibit includes the Ted Kaczynski's cabin and the electric chair used to execute Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann, in addition to other FBI objects profiling the G-men who solved some of the nation’s most notorious cases.
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 FBI agents demonstrate the latest in modern technology, a field phone, during the 1940s WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI earned its reputation hunting down bank robbers and other outlaws in the heydays of Bonnie and Clyde and Al Capone. But now, as it hits the century mark, the agency's mission has changed. Instead of toting Tommy guns, robbing banks and running numbers rackets, today's Public Enemy No. 1 is more likely to be carrying box cutters, mixing dirty bomb ingredients and plotting mass casualties. Since September 11, 2001, the FBI's priority has been to prevent another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. CNN was given access to the Newark, New Jersey, FBI field office and top counterterrorism officials who oversee threat investigations. The routine has shifted away from the traditional cops and robbers methods. Today's FBI focuses on vigilance and anticipating the worst. A suspicious car drives erratically in front of an FBI field office. A different car tests positive for radiation. Military pilots flying in New Jersey say someone focused a laser on their plane. It's just another day for the Newark threat squad.  Watch tracking terror all the time »Across the nation, there are as many as 100 threats a day. Each one is checked out, no matter how small. While some inquiries are resolved quickly with a single interview, others can take months. For example, more than 20 field offices recently investigated a man who allegedly wanted to pay cash for crop duster training, which raised red flags at the FBI because detainees in U.S. custody have talked about using crop dusters for a chemical or biological attack. After a lengthy investigation, agents determined it was a hoax -- a letter written by someone trying to damage the supposed trainee's reputation..  FBI agents are accomplished multitaskers, working on several investigations at a time. Scott Robinson, assigned to the Newark squad for four years, has been looking into the airplane laser report while also investigating a suspicious man who bought a one-way overseas airplane ticket. "It depends on any given day," Robinson said, talking about his work routine. "But if something emergent happens, then sometimes you have to drop what you are doing." Watch investigating a threat »Besides his own research and interviews, Robinson often seeks information from other agencies. On the days CNN followed him, Robinson talked to local police, the FAA, the Air Force, a community college, the Transportation Security Administration, a military contractor and a colleague with the Port Authority to arrange a helicopter tour of the laser incident site. Threat information comes to the FBI in a variety of ways: from the public, other federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, overseas partners and the bureau's own intelligence sources.  See photos from the FBI's history »"The first thing we do is vet out any possible threat to public safety or anything that could possibly [put]...anybody in imminent threat or imminent danger," said Gary Adler, supervisory special agent and head of the Newark squad. Agents and analysts, part of the office's joint terrorism task force, work side by side doing everything from surveillance to background checks. Don't Miss
Watch grabbing hold of threat "right away" »On the day CNN visited the national center, just outside Washington, officials were not only dealing with the Newark incidents but also a bomb threat in Cincinnati, Ohio, white powder reports in the Pacific Northwest and threats connected to the presidential election. The FBI operates a "CT (Counterterrorism) Watch" in which agents and analysts operate around the clock monitoring suspicious incidents and other threats. "If we get a name, what the intelligence analysts are doing is they're looking for other connections," said Paul Akman, assistant section chief of the counterterrorism analysis section. "They're contacting their other U.S. intelligence community counterparts. They're doing database scrubs. They're getting additional information while operational specialists and our agents out in the field are attending to the immediate case needs." Authorities are on the lookout to see if any trends are developing. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials don't want a repeat of the days leading up to the September 11 attacks, when critics said they failed to "connect the dots."
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are these people idiots?? pedophiles do NOT change. linkFBI Jon Schillaci was on the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted List alongside Usama bin Laden: for molesting a 5-year-old boy. He lived happily on the lam for almost a decade — before cops finally caught up with him
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Bonnie Barker and Clyde Barrow were brought down by a Texas Ranger, Frank Hamer and troop of interstate law enforcement officers. History points out that Hamer ordered Bonnie Parker be shot on sight with no chance to surrender even though the only charge on her record was being an accessory to the interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. The classic movie has a wild proliferation of Thompson submachine guns, which is cinematic perhaps but way off the mark. The Barrow gang was never known to possess one at all. They had broken into a national guard armory and procured a number of Browning Automatic Rifloes but no Thompsons. Hamer himself was armed with a semi-auto Remington in .25 caliber when Barrow and Parker were gunned down. It was a avorite of his, though he is photographed in one sitting with a Tommy Gun, the picture was taken after him celebrity event. Regards, Scott
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miss bonnie was an accessory to murder. she chose to run with that idiot clyde, and she paid the price.   A lab worker examines a tire tread at the FBI's famed crime lab in Quantico, VA.  QUANTICO, Virginia (CNN) -- Behind closed doors, the scientists and agents of the FBI scrutinize fibers, poisons, explosives, DNA and just about any other shred of evidence that might help solve crimes. They can't talk about specific cases they're working. Yet the work they're doing can put people behind bars or lead to major advances in crime-solving techniques. As the FBI hits the 100-year-mark and continues to evolve to meet the demands of the world, CNN visited the state-of-the-art crime lab in Quantico, Virginia. It's the same lab that inspired the hit television series "CSI." Dozens of experts from an array of fields work under one roof. "I think that's what really made a name for the FBI lab," said Robert Fram, chief of the FBI's scientific analysis section. "We were able to get involved in a lot of very high-profile cases, and get it done completely." Get a behind-the-scenes look at the lab »The lab has played roles in everyday cases as well as some of the most significant crime investigations in the nation's history -- from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The lab now employs 500 agents, scientists and other personnel -- far from its origins in 1932. Back then, there was only one agent working in a single room in Washington. His name was Charles Appel, a handwriting analysis expert. Appel's background allowed the lab to play an important role in one of its first big cases: the kidnapping and killing of the toddler son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Appel linked the handwriting from ransom notes to a suspect, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was eventually convicted. Since then, the lab has been on the cutting edge of crime-solving techniques. The advent of DNA analysis was a revolution in forensic science, and it's a key part of what the FBI lab does. See photos of the FBI as it turns 100 »"Our unit handles anywhere from 1,500 to 1,800 submissions a year of evidence," Guerrieri told CNN during a tour of the lab. Often, that involves examining clothes for bodily fluids that can help identify a suspect or a crime victim. The DNA unit is one of the first areas of the lab to use robotics to speed up the processing of evidence. Another scientific advancement is the Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) machine, which can quickly identify substances such as poisons and explosives. "The whole premise behind this technology is that almost every chemical we analyze has its own unique weight," said Dr. Marc LeBeau, chief of the lab's chemistry unit. Lab officials say their advanced techniques are essential to fighting crime. But they also say that sometimes, those advances can unrealistically raise expectations. Television shows like "CSI" show speedy DNA or fingerprint matches and criminals in handcuffs in just one hour -- something lab workers say doesn't happen in the real world. "We work on some cases for years at a time and keep putting more and more evidence together," said Carlo Rosati, a forensic examiner in firearms and tool making. FBI officials say many juries expect DNA and fingerprints to be found at every crime scene. "Why isn't there a fingerprint, why isn't there DNA?" Fram said, describing jurors' expectations. "And they're going as far as feeling that they can't convict someone because you didn't find A, B or C, where you just don't always find those things." The FBI lab has had some missteps. In 2004, authorities matched a fingerprint belonging to Oregon lawyer Brandon Mayfield to evidence found at the site of the Madrid, Spain, train bombings. Mayfield was cleared, sued the FBI and received a $2 million settlement. In the 1990s, a Justice Department investigation found flaws in lab analysis and trial testimony in some cases, which led to reforms. "No one's infallible," Fram said. "A mistake can be made. The idea is to minimize it. And the idea is to act on it if it was made and correct it, and make sure it doesn't happen again." Officials at the lab say they are strict about handling evidence. When a CNN crew visited in June, it was not allowed into areas where scientists were working with real evidence. CNN was shown demonstrations with test materials. Karen Lanning, chief of the evidence control unit, said evidence has to be dealt with correctly from the second it arrives at the FBI. "It's critical for every case, whether it's to put somebody who really should be in jail or to help exonerate somebody. It's somebody's life that we're dealing with, so it has to be taken very seriously
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Lady Cop wrote: miss bonnie was an accessory to murder. she chose to run with that idiot clyde, and she paid the price. No real argument, but the fact remains that the only accusation on her rap sheet when she was killed was the stolen vehicle charge, and it wasn't theF BI who got her or Clyde, 'twas the Texas Ranger Hamer, though the actual shooting was in Louisiana, not Texas. Melvin Purvis personally took down Dillinger and Floyd though there is some dissension about the claim to Floyd, Dillinger ate his gun in 1960, supposedly anyway. The FBI ruled it a suicide and his doctor suppoadrted the notion, though apparently he did it with a tracer round of all things. Thedre is suspicion that it might have been a maintenance accident. Purvis served in the Army as a C olonel during WW2 and owned a radio station ater the war. He was 56 when he died. Regards, Scott
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she was a bad poet too.  On the morning of May 23, 1934 a posse of six lawmen led by Capt. Frank Hamer of the Texas Rangers ambushed Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in a hail of BAR fire on a desolate Bienville Parish road, putting an end to the celebrated Depression Era outlaws and their three year crime spree. When asked about having to kill a woman in a cold blooded ambush, Capt. Hamer replied, "I hate to bust the cap on a woman, especially when she was sitting down, however if it wouldn't have been her, it would have been us." Yep, that stretch of State Highway 154 between the towns of Gibsland (Population: 1200, see pics) and Sailes in rural Louisiana is a very lonely and desolate road indeed. It's eerily quiet and devoid of traffic, even during daylight hours and there are no major towns nearby. You'll find a well worn monument marking the site of their ambush and if you're a history nut or true crime buff you should have no problem searching it out... ___________________________________ The Trails End by Bonnie Parker You've read the story of Jesse James of how he lived and died. If you're still in need of something to read, here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde. Now Bonnie and Clyde are the Barrow gang I'm sure you all have read. how they rob and steal and those who squeal, are usually found dying or dead. There's lots of untruths to these write-ups they're not as ruthless as that. their nature is raw they hate all the law, the stool pidgeons, spotters and rats. They call them cold-blooded killers they say they are heartless and mean. But I say this with pride that I once knew Clyde, when he was honest and upright and clean. oh please.  But the law fooled around kept taking him down, and locking him up in a cell. Till he said to me "I'll never be free, so I'll meet a few of them in hell" The road was so dimly lighted there were no highway signs to guide. But they made up their minds if all roads were blind, they wouldn't give up till they died. The road gets dimmer and dimmer sometimes you can hardly see. But it's fight man to man and do all you can, for they know they can never be free. From heart-break some people have suffered from weariness some people have died. But take it all in all our troubles are small, till we get like Bonnie and Clyde. If a policeman is killed in Dallas and they have no clue or guide. If they can't find a fiend, they just wipe their slate clean and hang it on Bonnie and Clyde. There's two crimes committed in America not accredited to the Barrow mob. They had no hand in the kidnap demand, nor the Kansas City Depot job. A newsboy once said to his buddy "I wish old Clyde would get jumped. In these awfull hard times we'd make a few dimes, if five or six cops would get bumped" The police haven't got the report yet but Clyde called me up today. He said,"Don't start any fights we aren't working nights, we're joining the NRA." From Irving to West Dallas viaduct is known as the Great Divide. Where the women are kin and the men are men, and they won't "stool" on Bonnie and Clyde. If they try to act like citizens and rent them a nice little flat. About the third night they're invited to fight, by a sub-gun's rat-tat-tat. They don't think they're too smart or desperate they know that the law always wins. They've been shot at before but they do not ignore, that death is the wages of sin. Some day they'll go down together they'll bury them side by side. To few it'll be grief, to the law a relief but it's death for Bonnie and Clyde.
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 Mafia takes it on chin, morphs The Teflon Don is dead and gone. The Mustache Petes of the Mafia's old guard are mostly behind bars. But if you thought the Mafia was done, fuggedaboudit. The FBI says organized crime has morphed and transformed with the times. And it's not just the Italians; Asian mobs have infiltrated too. full story
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 linkFBI seeks new clues into 'diabolical' killing from '64 Men burst into Frank Morris' shoe-repair store, doused it in gas and set it ablaze -- what the FBI called a "diabolical act." Morris died of burns a few days later, but no one has ever been charged in the 1964 killing. One man recently broke years of silence: "Our life hung in the balance of keeping your mouth closed." full story
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  dear man. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Only one of the nearly 2,000 guests who attended the FBI's 100th birthday party Thursday was alive when a handful of investigators formed what was to become the world's premier law enforcement agency.  Walter Walsh, 101, was among the notables at Thursday night's FBI birthday party.  "I'm older than the FBI," said 101-year old Walter Walsh, who fought the mob as an FBI agent in the 1930s and '40s. The FBI says Walsh is its oldest living former special agent. Walsh is among the thousands of special agents who contributed to the investigations and arrests upon which the FBI legend was built. Walsh personally arrested Doc Barker, son of the infamous gangster Ma Barker. Walsh was wounded in the 1937 shootout that killed Al Brady, then the nation's most wanted criminal. Today, Walsh said that he was happy to be able to attend the festivities and that he was flattered his service is still remembered. Among other guests at the party honoring a "Century of Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity" were the three living former FBI directors, William Webster, William Sessions and Louis Freeh. Plaques of appreciation were presented to the three men who had led the FBI through a long and sometimes troubled transition from the J. Edgar Hoover era to a modern intelligence agency largely aimed at spies, terrorists and international criminal networks. FBI Director Robert Mueller recounted to the gathered throng at the National Building Museum in Washington how the bureau's missions had changed over the decades. This was not an occasion to dwell on the controversies and failures that have blemished the FBI's reputation.
"J. Edgar Hoover would have been proud," Mueller said. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who was made an honorary special agent, echoed the sentiment as he heaped praise on the FBI's storied history. "You and your cases are the stuff of Hollywood legend," Mukasey said. "You have inspired generations of children who have grown up dreaming of joining your ranks." But Mukasey noted that the bureau had not been viewed so promisingly in its infancy. Six months after its creation, then-Attorney General Charles Bonaparte made only a brief reference to his new band of special agents. "The consequences of the innovation have been, on the whole, moderately satisfactory," Bonaparte wrote. The snickers changed to applause as Mukasey then declared that in a century the FBI "had gone from 'moderately satisfactory' to absolutely extraordinary."
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