Frank Jelly Nash

Death by Force

Frank "Jelly" Nash, a notorious bank robber, met a violent end on June 17, 1933, in what became known as the Kansas City Massacre. Nash, who had a long criminal history, was being transported by law enforcement officers from Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, after his capture. The officers, including FBI agents and local police, were ambushed at the Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, by gang members attempting to free Nash^1^.

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