Ma Barker

Criminal

Birthday October 8, 1873

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Ash Grove, MO

DEATH DATE Jan 16, 1935 (61)

About

A 1930s criminal figure who mothered the leaders of the Barker-Karpis Gang.

Before fame

She raised her sons in Tulsa, Missouri, as a single mother.

Trivia

She was gunned down by federal law enforcement after battling the FBI with a tommy gun.

Family life

Her sons' names were Lloyd, Arthur, Fred, and Wilmer.

Associated with

She was not actually a crime boss, although the myth was perpetuated by J. Edgar Hoover.