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Machine Gun Kelly
1900–1954
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- gangster
George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1895 â July 18, 1954), better known by his nickname Machine Gun Kelly, was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryDates unknown
- Usp LeavenworthDates unknown
Biography
George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1895 â 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. 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 $4.89 million in 2025). Urschel had collected and left considerable evidence that assisted the subsequent investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery.
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