Ma Barker was the first woman ever to be named on FBI Most Wanted and led the Barker Karpis Gang

Kate Barker (born Arizona Donnie Clark; October 8, 1873 – January 16, 1935), better known as Ma Barker (and sometimes known as Arizona Barker and Arrie Barker), was the mother of several American criminals who ran the Barker–Karpis Gang during the "public enemy era" when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the Midwestern United States gripped the American people and press. She traveled with her sons during their criminal careers. Barker gained a reputation as a ruthless crime matriarch who controlled and organized her sons' crimes. J. Edgar Hoover described her as "the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain of the last decade." She has been presented as a monstrous mother in films, songs, and literature. However, those who knew her insisted that she had no criminal role and also allege that Hoover created such accusations in order to excuse the FBI for her subsequent death in a shootout in 1935. Current reports as of 2022 are consistent that Kate Barker's role in her sons' crimes were falsely created by the media to increase newspaper and media sales margins. ⏳ ⏳ 0:00 – Intro 02:08 – Arizona’s upbringing 06:07 – Arizona and George Barker 19:53 – The Barker Karpis Gang 32:37 – A gang on the run 37:40 – Ma Barker’s ultimate showdown 45:44 – Karpis goes down 48:27 – The end of the gang Wounded Warrior Merchandise: https://www.wwpshop.org/?gclid=CjwKCA... Your source for the life and history of infamous gangsters ... and some other stuff, too. Your go-to resource for information on famous gangsters' lives and histories, as well as other things. ➟ Dana Truppiana Channel:    / @danatruppian.  . ' ➟"Machine" Gun Kelly Probably NEVER Said "Don't Shoot, G-Men!", And He Wasn't All That He Seemed    • "Machine" Gun Kel...   ➟Giosue Gallucci - His death caused the Mafia-Cammora war!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR60S... ➟Big Jim Colosimo - Prostitution, Gambling, racketeering, taken down because he wouldn't get into bootlegging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHLC2... ➟Salvatore Maranzano - The OG mafia creator whose face has only been captured in photos of his murder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWHnI... ' ➟ IG: https://www.instagram.com/danatruppiana/ ➟Twitter: Pay again