kidnapping of William Hamm Jr.
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The kidnapping of William Hamm Jr. was a high-profile 1933 abduction of a Minnesota brewery heir by the Barker–Karpis gang that became one of the era’s most notorious Prohibition-era ransom crimes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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kidnapping ⓘ organized crime event ⓘ ransom kidnapping ⓘ |
| chronology | preceded the kidnapping of Edward Bremer Jr. ⓘ |
| consequence |
heightened public fear of gang kidnappings
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increased federal efforts against interstate kidnapping ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy
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extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| date | 1933 ⓘ |
| era | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| hasCause | ransom demand ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alvin Karpis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Hamm Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Barker family ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of notorious Depression-era gangs in the U.S. ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal law enforcement ⓘ |
| lawApplied | Lindbergh Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | helped establish federal jurisdiction over interstate kidnapping ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
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Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | William Hamm Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| motive | financial gain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a high-profile ransom kidnapping
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involvement of the Barker–Karpis gang ⓘ national media attention ⓘ |
| partOf | crime wave of the early 1930s ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Alvin Karpis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur "Doc" Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Barker–Karpis gang NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ other members of the Barker–Karpis gang ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Barker–Karpis gang
NERFINISHED
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kidnapping of Edward Bremer Jr. ⓘ |
| result |
payment of ransom
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release of William Hamm Jr. ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
organized crime
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violent crime ⓘ |
| victim | William Hamm Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimFamilyBusiness | Hamm's Brewery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimHeirTo | Hamm's Brewery fortune ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | brewery executive ⓘ |
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