Matt Kimes, whose criminal career began in the 1920s, eluded FBI agents and police officers in four states after robbing a bank while on leave from Oklahoma penitentiary in 1945.
A Tulsa robber (who sometimes operated legitimate businesses) and his three brothers helped stage what historians call the biggest train robbery in American history.
The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame will induct 10 people in its latest class, including two who have worked for readers for decades in Tulsa, Coweta and Wagoner.