they really were public enemies. people just didnt understand how banks and **** works,and blamed them for the depression and such. so they tended to see bankrobbers as "robin hood figures"
the most succesful bankrobbers used this to their advantage.
"On October 22, 1934, Floyd was shot in a corn field behind a house while being pursued by local law officers and FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis. Accounts differ on who shot him and the manner in which he was exterminated