Walking Free
No thanks to his dramatic toe injury, Barrow was released from prison only six days after the loss. His mother had petitioned for his release and had won in the courts, which allowed him to leave early. When he left, he was described as a hardened and bitter criminal. His friend and inmate in the prison said he had watched Barrow "change from a schoolboy to a rattlesnake..."
A New Man
His sister, Marie, described the change as "Something awful sure must have happened to him in prison because he wasn't the same person when he got out." He took back to a life of crime almost instantly, robbing gas stations and grocery stores for petty cash and a quick buck. His weapon of choice became an M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. The gang started around then too...
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