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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Machine_Gun_Kelly_(gangster)Machine Gun Kelly (gangster) - Wikipedia

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   He is best known for the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles F. Urschel in July 1933, from which he and his gang collected a $200,000 ransom (equivalent to $4.71 million in 2023). [4] .

   • Other names: Machine Gun Kelly, Pop Gun Kelly
   • Education: Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University)

   • Born: George Kelly Barnes, July 17, 1900, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

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3. www.fbi.gov › history › famous-casesGeorge “Machine Gun” Kelly — FBI

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   Kelly and his gang kidnapped a wealthy oil magnate in 1933 and as legend has it, famously gave agents their "G-men" moniker upon his arrest. An official website of the United States...

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4. www.biography.com › crime › machine-gun-kellyMachine Gun Kelly - Gangster, Wife & Life - Biography

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   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.

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     The Charles Urschel Kidnapping (1933): Reel 2 of 2 | Machine Gun Kelly Arrest, Trial And Sentencing

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     The Charles Urschel Kidnapping (1933): Reel 1 of 2 | George Kelly Barnes (Machine Gun Kelly)

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     The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt that Changed the Nation

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6. tulsaworld.com › news › archivesThe rise and fall of Machine Gun Kelly in Oklahoma - Tulsa World

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   Mar 26, 2024 · A 1933 Tulsa World story published while Kelly was being sought for the Urschel kidnapping said Kelly, while living here for five years, worked for bootlegger R. L. "Little Steve" Stephens,...

7. www.fbi.gov › news › storiesFBI — FBI 100 - Machine Gun Kelly

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   by FBI agents. It was 75 years ago today—September 26, 1933—that wanted gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly and three others were captured by Bureau agents and local police. That date...

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   Who was George “Machine Gun” Kelly?

   • wealthy oil magnate in 1933. Kelly was captured by FBI agents. It was 75 years ago today—September 26, 1933—that wanted gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly and three others were captured by Bureau agents and local police. That date might not have meant much to history except for the reporting that followed.

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   How long did George “Machine Gun” Kelly stay in jail?

   • Twenty-one persons were convicted in this case, the sentences including six life sentences and other sentences totaling 58 years, two months, and three days. George “Machine Gun” Kelly died of a heart attack at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 18, 1954.

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   When was Machine Gun Kelly born?

   • Bootlegger, bank robber and kidnapper Machine Gun Kelly was born George Kelly Barnes on July 18, 1895, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Some sources state that he was born in 1897. A book by one of his sons stated that he was born in Chicago in 1900.)

   Machine Gun Kelly - Gangster, Wife & Life - Biography

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   Why is Machine Gun Kelly called Pop Gun Kelly?

   • Machine Gun Kelly spent his remaining 21 years in prison. During his time at Alcatraz, he got the nickname "Pop Gun Kelly". According to fellow inmate Dale Stamphill, the nickname originated because, "He told big fish stories. The cons called him 'Pop Gun Kelly' after cork guns that were popular with kids...the guys didn't take him seriously...."

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9. www.loc.gov › item › 2021689943The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly & the Manhunt That ...

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   Nov 3, 2015 · Summary. 1933 has been called "The Year of Fear" for good reason. Prohibition had led to a precipitous rise in crime, and some of the nation's most infamous criminals engineered a string of mayhem and lawlessness such as America had never seen.

10. iupress.org › connect › newsFormer NOC editor spotlights Machine Gun Kelly’s seminal 1932 ...

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    May 30, 2023 · May 30, 2023 | anhennin. One-time News of Orange Editor Kevin Meredith leads his readers into a journey back to the wild days of rampant abductions in the early-to-mid-1930s in his new release, “Under Penalty of Death: The Untold Story of Machine Gun Kelly’s First Kidnapping.”.