i came to find to my surprise he was a sagebrush robin hood. and interesting young man. let me give you a spoonful of i can from pretty boy, the life and times of charles lawson floyd and it is the prologue to the book. it is short and bittersweet. the farm near clarksson, ohio on october 22nd, 1934. alongside every outlaw who survives beyond brief days hovers this nameless legion whom the law does not know and may not touch, called on his protective angels if you like. that is a quote from when the dolphins road by an that dalton. charlie floyd ran for the trees and the freedom that lay beyond. if he could just get across the field to the tree line he would be safe. the weeds and wild grapevines, the honeysuckle would grant him another reprieve. he would raise into the woods and down the slopes and across the crumbling masonry of abandoned canal locks filled with water from the recent autumn rain. he was known as the sagebrush robin hood and to others as the phantom terror but most commonly called pretty boy floyd, public enemy number one. he was in vincible and always

he was known as some as the sage brush robin hood, to others, the phantom terror and most commonly called pretty boy floyd, public enemy number one, was invincible, and he always got away. the weather was warm on this afternoon, charlie's white shirt and silk underwear was soiled and sweaty and he needed a shave and bath. his suit was dirty and covered with needles that ran the length of his sleeves and trousers. he was a country boy dressed in city slicker's clothes. he was begin apples that morning, and he stuffed them in his suit coat pockets. he grasped the .45 pistol in one hand and the other half tucked in top of his trousers. moments before he headed with stuart dyke and his wife, florence who agreed to give him a lift up the road aways in their automobile away from the farm i don't knowed by dyke's sister. charlie passed an hour with her, fed him a hot meal, and inside the farmhouse, held the dollar bill the stranger up cysted she -- insisted she take in exchange for the plate of ribs. she watchedded him wolf down the dinner, sat on a chair on her porch and ate in silence. after w

and he truly was, to my glee, he was a sage brush robin hood. very interesting young man. so let me give you a spoonful, if i can, from "pretty boy: the life and times of charles arthur floyd," and it is the prologue to the book. it's short and a little bittersweet. the konkel farm, october 22nd, 1934. alongside every outlaw who survives beyond brief days hover this nameless legion whom the law does not know or may not touch. call them his protective angels, if you like. and that's a quote from if when the dalton rode by emmett dalton. charlie floyd ran for the trees and the freedom that lay beyond. if he could just get across the field of corn stubble to the treeline, he would be safe. the weeds and the wild grapevines, the honey suckle and the brambles would grant him yet another reprieve. he would race into the woods and down the slopes, up the steep hills and across the crumbling masonry of abandoned canal locks filled with water from the recent autumn rain. he was known to some as the sage brush robin hood, to others as the phantom terror, but he was most commonly cal

it looks like another republican has read the story of robin hood backwards and is stealing from the poor to give to the rich michigan residents are getting screwed over by their governor rick snyder yesterday republican snyder signed into law legislation that would cut six weeks from unemployment benefits every state in the country currently pays out twenty six weeks of benefits right now michigan will lead the way and ate out only twenty weeks and that's a state that's had higher than ten percent unemployment rate for longer than any other state in the country in other words the state with the worst unemployment numbers also treats the unemployed the worst. as u.s. congressman sander levin says about the move it turns the clock back fifty years at a time when unemployment is at its store highs since the great depression i call it the republican great depression not only does governor of snyder's bill amount to nothing less than a war against poor people he also fails to realize the pain out unemployment benefits helps to boost economic activity and get people back to work this is j

bank stores to describe the fat cat wall street executives who trashed our economy and reverse robin hood to describe republican lawmakers who are cutting programs that help poor people so they can give tax cuts to their millionaire and billionaire campaign donors well spiro called with a suggestion for a new terms and describe the g.o.p. i'd like to suggest that you start to refer to the republicans as the rich chilean party in order to highlight their detachment from humanity in their cold blooded this thanks a lot. spirit you get top marks for your creativity although david ickes was there ahead i think however it's a fitting description that's it for your take my take the night if you like your comments and questions heard on this segment of the big picture listen up we want to know your to send us your comments but is in the time are the facebook page but twitter that underscore apartment or in the chat room on the message boards your blog at thom hartmann. can also leave a message general rant line at two two five three six fifty three zero six agree disagree sound it's all welcome

>> we went up to robin hood. >> what occurred while you were there?s there i saw damien hit this one -- hit this one boy real bad. and then he started screwing him and stuff. >> jesse said he watched damien echols and jason baldwin tie up the 8-year-old, beat them, cut them, and sodomize them. >> so you saw damien strike chris byers in the head? >> right. >> what did he hit him with? >> he hit him with his fist. >> jesse misskelley' confession gave the police the break they needed so badly. but with that statement he had sealed his own fate and that of damien echols and jason baldwin. his confession itself was full of tonight dictions and inconsistencies. but once it was out, almost no one would believe jesse would have admitted to doing something he hadn't done. >> in this so-called confession, he got a lot of the key points wrong. that the evidence could not back up. >> and the police knew it. >> and they ran with his confession. >> and so did the prosecutors. >> despite the inconsistencies, jesse's statement still seems so convincing at the time th

. >> you're like robin hood. >> pretty much. >> we wondered if the owner of the bentley and the mustang tracked him down. >> he doesn't understand how violated that made me feel. >> his name is michael, he's in the oil business and is a self-made man who has worked hard for every dollar he's earned. >> my wife and i are very comfortable. we do have two houses. but, you know, when i left home i had $237. so, what i got, i got by working for it. >> we played him the tape of j.r. fencing his prized automobiles. what do you think should happen to this fellow? >> i hope he gets the maximum penalty for it. you can see from the video he thinks he was completely in the right. >> without the store front investigation, do you think you would have gotten the cars back? >> i don't think we would have. >> finally, j.r. and the rest of the gang about to be put out of business. we'll get a chance to speak with them. >> hey, brad. >> how you doing? >> and i'll reveal to them, for the first time, that they've been caught on hidden camera. i'm wondering if i can show you a videotape i think you might wan

reporter: the notorious case inspired a 1996 hbo documentary "paradise lost, the child murders at robin hood hill." and then a sequel. the tv special caught the attention of several celebrities including johnny depp, eddie vedder and natalie maines of the dixie chicks. all would lobby for their release. >> i am also here to show my support for the west memphis 3. >> reporter: in 2007, new evidence cast even more doubt on their guilt. modern dna testing revealed that none of the dna at the crime scene matched the three men. in the end, ththwest memphis three may never actually see their names cleared. the only way thehewalked free yesterday was to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement. >> how do you plead today? >> i am pleading guilty. >> reporter: relying on time served for their relelse. >> at least it's bringing closure to some areas and some aspects. >> the prosecutors said as far as the state is concerned the case is over. but said he would consider compelling new information if it surfaces. the west memphis three said they will continue to fight to get their names cleared. and, dan,

he was known to some as a sagebrush robin hood and two others of the phantom terror, but he was most commonly called "pretty boy" floyd, public enemy number one. he was invincible and he always got away. the weather was warm on this october afternoon. charlie's white shirt and silk underwear with soiled and sweaty and he needed to shave and a bath. his dark blue suit was stained and covered with hundreds of tiny thistles, spanish needles which ran the length of his sleeves and trousers. he was a country boy, dressed in a city slicker's close. a farmer's wife had given him ginger cookies and apples that morning and he stuffed them in his suit coat pockets. he grabs a 45 pistol in one hand while his other pistol was talked in the top of his trousers. moments before he had -- with stewart and his wife florence. the farm couple had kindly agreed to give him a lift up the road a ways and their automobile away from the farm owned by his sister, ellen congo. charlie had passed an hour with her. she had sent them a hot meal and inside the farmhouse she helped the dollar bill the stranger had

he was known to some as a sagebrush robin hood and two others of the phantom terror, but he was mostcommonly called "pretty boy" floyd, public enemy number one. he was invincible and he always got away. the weather was warm on this october afternoon. charlie's white shirt and silk underwear with soiled and sweaty and he needed to shave and a bath. his dark blue suit was stained and covered with hundreds of tiny thistles, spanish needles which ran the length of his sleeves and trousers. he was a country boy, dressed in a city slicker's close. a farmer's wife had given him ginger cookies and apples that morning and he stuffed them in his suit coat pockets. he grabs a 45 pistol in one hand while his other pistol was talked in the top of his trousers. moments before he had -- with stewart and his wife florence. the farm couple had kindly agreed to give him a lift up the road a ways and their automobile away from the farm owned by his sister, ellen congo. charlie had passed an hour with her. she had sent them a hot meal and inside the farmhouse she helped the dollar bill the stranger had

he was known to some as a sagebrush robin hood and two others of the phantom terror, but he was most commonly called "pretty boy" floyd, public enemy number one. he was invincible and he always got away. the weather was warm on this october afternoon. charlie's white shirt and silk underwear with soiled and sweaty and he needed to shave and a bath. his dark blue suit was stained and covered with hundreds of tiny thistles, spanish needles which ran the length of his sleeves and trousers. he was a country boy, dressed in a city slicker's close. a farmer's wife had given him ginger cookies and apples that morning and he stuffed them in his suit coat pockets. he grabs a 45 pistol in one hand while his other pistol was talked in the top of his trousers. moments before he had -- with stewart and his wife florence. the farm couple had kindly agreed to give him a lift up the road a ways and their automobile away from the farm owned by his sister, ellen congo. charlie had passed an hour with her. she had sent them a hot meal and inside the farmhouse she helped the dollar bill the stranger had

cooper is our robin hood. he's the one who got away with it. no one did get hurt.urt. but no one did. so he has become our folk legend. ♪ d.b. cooper >> reporter: jeffrey gray is the author of the new book "sky jack: the hunt for d.b. cooper." jeffrey, good morning. >> good morning. >> you were the first one to get really the files on the case. so you saw the pieces of evidence, but also some of the interviews with witnesses. what stood out to you most? >> what stood out to me most out of everything that i found was actually what was not about -- was not about the case in the file. the fbi file on cooper is 40 feet long. and most of it is actually full of stories like we heard this week of people suspecting other people are d.b. cooper. it's almost a depository of paranoia. to me that was interesting about the case. not necessarily who dan cooper was, but why so many people thought their brothers, their fathers, their ex-lovers were the hijacker. >> at one point cooper had a conversation with a flight attendant. and you saw that account. what's listed out there? >>