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[[File:Matix_full.png|thumb|William Russell Matix]]
[[File:Platt_full.png|thumb|Michael Lee Platt]][[File:Matix_full.png|thumb|William Russell Matix]]
'''Michael Lee Platt '''and '''William Russell Matix''' were two former military veterans-turned serial bank robbers who were involved in the deadliest shotoout in FBI history on April 11<sup>th</sup>, 1986, where two agents were killed and five were wounded.
'''Michael Lee Platt '''and '''William Russell Matix''' were two former military veterans-turned serial bank robbers who were involved in the deadliest shotoout in FBI history on April 11<sup>th</sup>, 1986, where two agents were killed and five were wounded.


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===Michael Lee Platt===
===Michael Lee Platt===
[[File:Platt_full.png|thumb|Michael Lee Platt]]Michael Lee Platt was born on February 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1954 in San Diego, California. His father was a naval Corpsman and had to frequently move as the job demanded, moving to Pearl Harbor, Alameda, and finally Yuma, Arizona, where he was an accomplished football, basketball, and baseball player in high school. 
Michael Lee Platt was born on February 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1954 in San Diego, California. His father was a naval Corpsman and had to frequently move as the job demanded, moving to Pearl Harbor, Alameda, and finally Yuma, Arizona, where he was an accomplished football, basketball, and baseball player in high school. 


==Military Service==
==Military Service==
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==Shootout==
==Shootout==
The duo were then involved in the deadliest shootout in FBI history, trying to evade eight FBI agents who  
The duo were then involved in the deadliest shootout in FBI history, trying to evade eight FBI agents who caught them driving Collazo's Monte Carlo in a stakeout and, after having them cornered in a driveway, proceeded to have a four minute gun battle with them where both Platt and Matix were killed, along with two other FBI agents and many others injured. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout Read more on the Wikipedia page here].
[[File:220px-Jerry Dove and Ben Grogan.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The 2 FBI agents killed.]]
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caught them driving Collazo's Monte Carlo in a stakeout and, after having them cornered in a driveway, proceeded to have a four minute gun battle with them where both Platt and Matix were killed, along with two other FBI agents and many others injured. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout Read more on the Wikipedia page here].
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