July, 1933 Urschel Kidnapping
"Although 'Machine Gun' Kelly claimed he would be out of prison by Christmas, he served time in Leavenworth until October 1934 when he was transferred to Alcatraz. He returned to Leavenworth in 1951 and died in prison on July 18, 1954. Albert Bates died in Alcatraz on July 4, 1948. In June 1958 Kathryn Kelly and Ora Shannon were released from prison. The courts convicted twenty-one people in relation to the kidnapping over all, including a jailer and an accomplice in Texas who helped Bailey escape from the Dallas 'escape proof' jail before the trial. Police captured Bailey in Ardmore hours later. Many claim the FBI overinflated Kelly's reputation in order to bolster public support for their fight against crime. BIBLIOGRAPHY: E. E. Kirkpatrick, Crimes' Paradise (San Antonio, Tex.: The Naylor Company, 1934). E. E. Kirkpatrick, Voices from Alcatraz (San Antonio, Tex.: The Naylor Company, 1947). Federal Bureau of Investigation, George "Machine Gun" Kelly (Barnes)--Summary (Washington, D.C., 1984)." -- Okla. Historical Society - Urschel Kidnapping
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