▁Face ▁Nelson , ▁Bon nie ▁and ▁C ly de , ▁Pre tty ▁Boy ▁F loyd , ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁Kelly , ▁Ma ▁B ark er , ▁and ▁Al vin ▁Kar pis . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁used ▁so ▁extens ively ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁that ▁some ▁writers ▁call ▁that ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁early ▁history ▁the ▁" Public ▁En emy ▁Era ". ▁D ill inger , ▁F loyd , ▁Nelson , ▁and ▁Kar pis , ▁in ▁that ▁order , ▁would ▁be ▁de emed ▁" Public ▁En emy ▁Number ▁ 1 " ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁eventually ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁F BI ▁Ten ▁Most ▁W anted ▁F ug it ives ▁list . ▁ ▁The ▁F BI ' s ▁website ▁describes ▁the ▁b ureau ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term : ▁" The ▁F BI ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term , ▁' Public ▁En emy ,' ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁an ▁era ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁' f ug itive ' ▁or ▁' not orious ▁gang ster .' " ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁speech es , ▁books , ▁press ▁releases , ▁and ▁internal ▁memor anda ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁usage ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Al phon se ▁Cap one ▁Document ary ▁- ▁Public ▁En emy ▁Number ▁One ▁ ▁Category :