-
leader of the Barker–
Karpis Gang in the 1930s.
Nicknamed "Creepy" for his
sinister smile and
called "Ray" by his gang members,
Karpis led the gang along...
- as "Ma Barker". The Barker–
Karpis gang was put
together by Fred
Barker and
Alvin Karpis in
March 1931.
Barker and
Karpis had met in the
Kansas State...
-
joined former prison-mate
Alvin Karpis to form the Barker–
Karpis Gang.
After a
series of robberies, Fred and
Karpis killed Sheriff C. Roy
Kelly in West...
- Barker-
Karpis gang,
founded by his
brother Fred
Barker and
Alvin Karpis.
Barker was
typically called on for
violent action,
while Fred and
Karpis planned...
- 16, 1935) was an
American criminal who,
along with
Alvin Karpis, co-founded the Barker-
Karpis gang,
which committed numerous robberies,
murders and kidnappings...
- ****ociated with the Barker-
Karpis Gang. In
March 1933,
Moran performed plastic surgery on gang
members Fred
Barker and
Alvin Karpis for a fee of $1,250 (equivalent...
-
underworld and the Barker-
Karpis gang, with
which he also had worked. It was
Bessie Green who
confirmed the
involvement of
Karpis and Doc
Barker in the Bremer...
-
Bonnie and Clyde,
Pretty Boy Floyd,
Machine Gun Kelly, Ma Barker, and
Alvin Karpis. The term was used so
extensively during the 1930s that some
writers call...
-
including John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson, Kate "Ma" Barker,
Alvin "Creepy"
Karpis, and
George "Machine Gun" Kelly.
Other activities of its
early decades focused...
- in Mississippi.
Alvin Karpis, who was co-leader of the gang
along with Fred Barker, was
arrested by the FBI in May, 1936.
Karpis pleaded guilty to kidnapping...
