Arthur Barker

Born: 4 June 1899
Died: 13 January 1939, aged about 40
Record: Wikidata Q2864989 · Wikipedia

Perpetrator in Ma Barker and the Barker–Karpis Gang

'Doc' Barker; convicted of the Bremer kidnapping and shot dead trying to escape from Alcatraz.

1931–1935 · Missouri, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Illinois; killed at Ocklawaha, Florida · Killed before trial

Hoover called her the brains of a murderous gang. A robber who knew her said she couldn't plan breakfast. Kate Barker and the shootout at Lake Weir. Read the case.

Dated events

29 August 1927
Herman Barker kills himself in Wichita, Kansas, after a confrontation with police.
30 March 1931
Fred Barker is released from the Kansas State Penitentiary, where he met Alvin Karpis.
19 December 1931
Fred Barker and Karpis kill Sheriff C. Roy Kelly at West Plains, Missouri; Kate Barker leaves with them.
April 1932
Arthur Dunlop, Kate Barker's companion, is found shot dead, killed by the gang.
8 January 1935
Arthur 'Doc' Barker is arrested in Chicago; papers in his possession point to Lake Weir, Florida.
16 January 1935
Fred and Kate Barker are killed in a shootout with federal agents at Ocklawaha, Florida.
1 October 1935
Kate and Fred Barker are buried at Welch, Oklahoma, beside Herman.
13 January 1939
Doc Barker is shot dead trying to escape from Alcatraz.