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George Kelly Barnes (July 17, 1900 – July 18, 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.
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.
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 22, 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.
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 5, 2021 · Machine Gun Kelly was caught in a Memphis hideout. George and Kathryn Kelly escaped to Memphis, Tennessee, according to Memphis Magazine. The couple changed their looks to avoid detection and even borrowed a friend's child, a girl named Geraldine Arnold, to seem more like a regular family.
Seventy years ago today, Bureau of Investigation agents and Tennessee police officers arrested gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly. He was a “wanted fugitive” for good reason. Two months earlier...
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