BARKER, ARTHUR R. "DOC" - Alcatraz Number 268

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BARKER, ARTHUR R. "DOC" - Alcatraz Number 268

1935-1939

Killed during escape attempt in 1939.

ca 300 pages

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SNAC Resource ID: 11621352

National Archives at San Francisco

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Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939

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Arthur R. Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Generally known as "Doc", Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes. He was arrested and convicted of kidnapping in 1935. Sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1936, he was killed three years later while attempting to escape from the Rock. Barker...