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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 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.
Jul 10, 2017 · George Kelly Barnes, the son of a Memphis insurance salesman, embarked on a life of crime and gained lasting fame from his gangland moniker — Machine Gun Kelly. This story originally appeared in the May 1985 issue of Memphis magazine. .
It’s 1933 and George “Machine Gun” Kelly, one of the most celebrated gangsters of the era, set his sights on the easy-money racket of kidnapping. His target: rich oilman Charles Urschel.
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.
