Fred William Bowerman
American bank robber
Died when: 60 years 113 days (723 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Fred William Bowerman (January 8, 1893 – May 1, 1953) was an American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw.A veteran holdup man whose criminal career lasted more than 30 years, Bowerman was placed on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list in 1953.
Later that year, he led the disastrous Southwest Bank holdup in St.Louis, Missouri, in which he and his three partners wound up in a standoff with more than 100 officers of the St.
Louis Police Department.Bowerman died a week later of gunshot wounds sustained during the robbery.The events were later made into a film, The Great St.
Louis Bank Robbery (1959), starring Crahan Denton and Steve McQueen.
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