Kansas City Massacre left prisoner and four officers dead in failed rescue
Frank Nash was being taken into custody when gunmen opened fire to free him. Nash and four law enforcement officers died in the crossfire.
The prisoner was fatally wounded alongside four law enforcement officers. Frank Nash was being taken into custody. Vernon Miller was there to free him with Adam Ricchetti and Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd tied to the rescue attempt.
The shooting
The guns opened up. Nash was trapped with the officers escorting him and four law enforcement officers and Nash were fatally wounded in the crossfire. The rescue had failed, but investigators still had to determine who planned it and who pulled the trigger.
The aftermath
During the FBI manhunt, Floyd became a suspect. Miller was later found dead. Ricchetti was arrested.
Nash died beside the officers escorting him. Miller was dead. Ricchetti was arrested and Floyd was a suspect.
Unanswered questions
The rescue failed, but investigators still had no settled answer about who planned it or who pulled the trigger.
