Alvin Karpis

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Alvin Karpis was a notorious Depression-era American gangster and bank robber, best known as a leader of the Barker–Karpis gang and one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals.

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instanceOf American gangster
bank robber
criminal
gangster
human
activityLocation Midwestern United States
alias Creepy Karpis
conflict pursuit by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge bank robbery
conspiracy
kidnapping
criminalOrganization Barker–Karpis gang
era Great Depression
fullName Alvin Francis Karpis
hasGenre organized crime
memberOf Barker–Karpis gang
notableCrime kidnapping of Edward Bremer Jr.
kidnapping of William Hamm Jr.
notableFact was labeled Public Enemy Number One by the FBI
was one of the last Depression-era public enemies to be captured
notableFor Depression-era bank robberies
being one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals
leadership of the Barker–Karpis gang
long criminal career spanning the early 20th century
occupation bank robber
gangster
kidnapper
partnerInCrime Arthur Barker
Fred Barker
Ma Barker
subjectOf FBI wanted posters
documentaries about Depression-era gangsters
true crime books
wantedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alvin Karpis ("Alvin Francis Karpis")
fullName
Alcatraz Island
notableInmateHeld

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