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Arthur Raymond "Doc" Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes.
On the night of January 13, 1939, Arthur Barker, along with Henri Young and Rufus McCain, attempted to escape from Alcatraz. Their plans failed, and Barker was shot and killed by guards. Young and McCain were recaptured and sent to solitary confinement.
Bei der Gefangennahme von Arthur „Doc“ Barker wurde eine Karte von Florida gefunden, mit deren Hilfe man Ma Barker und ihren Sohn Fred in einem Haus am Lake Weir im Marion County fand. Bei einem 45-minütigen Schusswechsel wurden die beiden Kriminellen getötet.
13. Nov. 2009 · Doc Barker, a notorious gangster and member of the "Bloody Barkers", tried to flee from Alcatraz Prison in 1939 but was shot by guards. Learn about his life, crimes, and plastic surgery disaster.
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Arthur "Dock" Barker war in Wirklichkeit und in Stephen Kings Kurzgeschichte Der Tod des Jack Hamilton ein Mitglied der berüchtigten Barker-Bande, die in den 30er Jahren unter der Führung seiner Mutter Ma Barker mehrere Straftaten beging.
A key break came when the fingerprint of Arthur “Doc” or “Dock” Barker, a known criminal, turned up on an empty gas can found by a local police officer along the kidnapping route.
The kidnapping of Edward Bremer was the last major criminal enterprise of the Barker-Karpis gang. Though successful in netting the gang a large ransom, it brought down the full force of the FBI on the gang, resulting in the death or capture of its main members in the months afterwards.
