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Frederick George Barker (December 12, 1901 – January 16, 1935) was an American criminal who, along with Alvin Karpis, co-founded the Barker-Karpis gang, which committed numerous robberies, murders and kidnappings during the 1930s. Barker was the youngest son of Ma Barker, all of whose children were criminals.
Ma Barker, ses quatre fils, son mari, Arthur W.Dunlop entre autres sont les personnages d'une pièce française écrite par Jean Audureau : À Memphis il y a un homme d'une force prodigieuse. La création de la pièce a eu lieu en 1966 dans une mise en scène d' Antoine Bourseiller .
Ma Barker was the matriarch of the Barker-Karpis gang, which committed robberies, kidnappings, and murders across America. She was killed in a shootout with the FBI in 1935, along with her son Fred, who had been involved in the notorious St. Paul kidnappings.
The Barker–Karpis Gang was one of the longest-lived criminal gangs during the Depression Era, spanning from 1931 to 1935. The gang was founded by Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis, and later joined by Fred's brother Arthur "Doc" Barker. Along with the three core members, the gang's network spanned up to 25 members at one point.
Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and his Barker brother sidekicks robbed banks and trains and engineered two major kidnappings of rich business executives in the 1930s.
December 16, 1932 – Fred and Arthur Barker, Alvin Karpis and gang robbed Third Northwestern National Bank in Minneapolis, killing policemen Ira Leon Evans and Leo Gorski and one civilian.
23 janv. 2024 · Learn about the Barker-Karpis Gang, a notorious group of bank robbers and kidnappers in the 1930s. How did J. Edgar Hoover label Kate Barker as their mastermind and destroy her reputation?
