Edward G. Bremer’s 1932 Lincoln sedan

Edward G. Bremer’s 1932 Lincoln sedan

The car Bremer was driving when he was kidnapped by the Barker‒Karpis gang in 1934.

Reenactment at scene of the Bremer kidnapping

Scene of the Bremer kidnapping

The corner of Lexington and Goodrich Avenues in St. Paul, where Bremer was kidnapped in 1934.

Adolph Bremer with Edward Bremer, his son

Adolph Bremer with Edward Bremer, his son

Adolph Bremer with his son after his 1934 kidnapping and return.
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Edward George Bremer, 1934

Edward George Bremer

Edward Bremer in 1934.

W.W. Dunn with William Hamm Jr.

The gang’s ransom contact, W. W. Dunn, standing with William Hamm Jr. in 1933.

Fred Barker in 1931.

Fred Barker

Fred Barker in 1931.

Kate “Ma” Barker

Kate “Ma” Barker

Kate Barker, 1931. More commonly known as Arizona, Arrie, or Ma Barker, she accompanied her sons throughout their criminal years in the Barker‒Karpis gang.
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Fred Barker, 1930 mugshot

Fred Barker

Fred Barker when he entered the Kansas State Penitentiary, where met Alvin Karpis. Photograph by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1930.

Reward poster for Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker

Reward poster for Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker

Reward poster seeking Karpis and Barker for the 1931 murder of Sheriff C. R. Kelly, the crime that drove the gang from Missouri to St. Paul.

Barker‒Karpis Gang

The Barker‒Karpis gang, a revolving cast of Midwestern criminals, shuttled in and out of St. Paul in the 1930s, committing robberies and kidnappings under the protection of a corrupt police force.

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