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George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1900 [1] [2] – July 18, 1954), [3] better known by his nickname "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun.
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But George “Machine Gun” Kelly—really, George Kelly Barnes—earned a notorious place in FBI history after kidnapping a wealthy oil magnate in 1933 and being associated with that...
Apr 2, 2014 · Machine Gun Kelly was an American bootlegger, bank robber and kidnapper who made headlines in the 1930s. He was sentenced to life in prison along with wife Kathryn Kelly in 1933.
Jul 20, 2024 · Machine Gun Kelly, bootlegger, bank robber, and kidnapper who ranged through Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico in the 1920s and ’30s. Abetted by his wife, Kathryn (whom he married in 1927), he joined gangs whose exploits won press headlines.
Aug 16, 2021 · A few years later, Machine Gun Kelly died in July 1954. His cause of death: heart attack. Though he had famously proclaimed that he'd be out of prison by Christmas when he spent his first few months there, he eventually realized it was the end of the road.
Apr 24, 2018 · Prohibition-era gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly pulled off one of American history's most infamous crimes and thought he got away with it. Then his victim got revenge. Revenge has hardly ever been this sweet.
Aug 6, 2024 · Machine Gun Kelly has opened up about the complex relationship he had with his father – who was tried for the murder of his own father at nine years old – and the effect it had on his life ...
Jun 10, 2024 · Among its more famous inmates were the notorious gangsters Al Capone, Mickey Cohen and George "Machine Gun" Kelly, as well as convicted murderer Robert Stroud, who would later become...
George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1900 – July 17, 1954), better known by his nickname " Machine Gun Kelly ", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun.
Mar 22, 2024 · Here we have the page for notorious American gangster George B. "Machine Gun" Kelly who was incarcerated at Alcatraz from 1934-1951.
