Alcatraz page 4

Alcatraz page 4 by ric gustafson


Prisoner #117  was a man named George Kelly. His nickname of George ' Machine Gun' Kelly made him famous. Kelly started out as a bootlegger in the 1920's working for a gangster in Memphis. As he robbed banks during the 1930's, he had already served time in prison. In July of 1933, Kelly and an accomplice kidnapped a man named Charles Urschel. They demanded $200,000 in ransom money.
The FBI was able to track Kelly to Paradise Texas where his inlaws lived. He was not there but later was caught in Memphis. Kelly was given a life sentence. He was transferred to Alcatraz on September 4 1934.
Eventually, Kelly was transferred to Leavenworth where he died of a heart attack waiting for parole.


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