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The Infamous Bandit and Kidnapper Ma (Kate) Barker and her son (Fred), were asked to surrender in the early morning hours on Jan. 16th, 1935... They were holed up in a Lakeside home in the Central FL town of Ocklawaha! Federal Agents rained machine gun fire into the home for 45 minutes, killing both.
American gangster, bank robber and kidnapper, Kate Barker (aka Ma Barker) was the leader of a notorious gang known as the Bloody Barkers. She and her husband George Barker and their four sons Herman (b. 1894), Lloyd (b. 1896), Arthur (b. 1899, known as 'Doc') and Fred (b. 1902) roamed through the American Midwest, robbing, killing and kidnapping. The gang accumulated $3 million from their raids, and large rewards were offered for their bodies. In 1927 Herman committed suiced to avoid capture.
Last edited by MyHomeIsInOcala; 05-27-2007 at 02:58 PM..
Reason: added bio on the gang
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