Ma Barker

Ma Barker was born in Ash Grove and her parents believed in work hard. Ma was little old lady who take care of her family. In 1884, she married with George Barker and they spent their poor early married life in Aurora.They had four sons named Herman, Lloyd, Arthur, and Fred. In 1915 the family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where her sons began to crime.They began their career with crimes, auto theft, bank robbery, and murder. Finally, they kidnapping. Her childrens were criminals and Barker Karpis Gang were fun with robberies between 1931-1935. Barker Karpis Gang had 12 persons they lived together but often they separated to lived in different locations because could made the police difficult to tracked them.George Barker never joined his wife and sons criminal activities, so he separated from his family. Later, Ma Barker was popular as the gang's leader and criminal genius is a legend. she knew of the gang's activities and helped them before and after they committed their crimes. She was clearly planning their many crimes. Her role was take care of gang members, who often sent her to the movies while they committed crimes. Ma was features a mother of a gangster mob consisted all of her sons.

In the morning of January 16, 1935. Ma and her youngest son Freddie were founded in a cottage in Lake Weir, Florida by FBI Agents. FBI ordered her to surrender but two Barkers decided to fight. After a four-hour gun battle they were killed in the gun battle. Their corpses were found inside the house. And Tommy gun was founded in her hand. The FBI called her "Bloody Mama."