kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel

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The kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel was a high-profile 1933 abduction of an Oklahoma oilman that led to one of the first major FBI-led manhunts and the eventual capture of gangster Machine Gun Kelly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FBI investigation
criminal case
kidnapping
charge kidnapping
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
dateOfArrestOfMainPerpetrator 1933-09-26
endDate 1933-07-31
hasParticipant Albert Bates
Charles F. Urschel
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
Kathryn Kelly
hasPerpetrator Albert Bates
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
Kathryn Kelly
hasVictim Charles F. Urschel
investigatedBy Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ledTo capture of George "Machine Gun" Kelly
federal prosecution under the Lindbergh Law
increased authority of the FBI
life sentences for George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Kathryn Kelly
legalBasis Lindbergh Law
surface form: Lindbergh Kidnapping Law
location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
mediaCoverage national
motive ransom
notableFor being one of the first major FBI-led manhunts
use of fingerprint and forensic evidence on ransom money
victim carefully observing captors while blindfolded
partOf history of crime in the United States
history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
perpetratorAlias Machine Gun Kelly
perpetratorCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfArrestOfMainPerpetrator Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
ransomDemanded 200000 US dollars
ransomPaid 200000 US dollars
result conviction of Albert Bates
conviction of George "Machine Gun" Kelly
conviction of Kathryn Kelly
startDate 1933-07-22
state Oklahoma
timePeriod Great Depression
Prohibition era in the United States
surface form: Prohibition era
victimCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
victimOccupation oilman
victimOutcome released alive
victimResidence Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
year 1933

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Machine Gun Kelly notableFor kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel
George Kelly Barnes convictedOf kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel
Charles F. Urschel associatedWithEvent kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel
this entity surface form: Urschel kidnapping case