G-Men, Gangsters and Gators

Download or read book G-Men, Gangsters and Gators written by Brian Hunt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1930s, FBI agents tracked down members of the notorious Barker-Karpis gang. Led by Special-Agent-in-Charge Earl "E.J" Connelley, the federal flying squad that hunted John Dillinger focused its sights on Fred and Kate "Ma" Barker. Clues led them to central Florida. In the early morning hours of January 16, 1935, agents surrounded a lake house and ordered the Barkers outside. What followed was the longest shoot-out in FBI history and the deaths of the Barkers. Pieced together from reports by the agents involved, Brian Hunt retells the story of that fateful day.