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The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio - Alvin "Creepy" Karpis and his Road to Alcatraz - cover

The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio - Alvin "Creepy" Karpis and his Road to Alcatraz

Julie Thompson

Publisher: The History Press

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Summary

This Depression Era true crime biography chronicles the notorious gangster’s life, eventual capture by the FBI, and long stay in Alcatraz.   Growing up in Topeka, Kansas, Alvin Karpis started his life of crime at age ten. By the early 1930s, he was a hardened criminal and leader of the Barker-Karpis Gang. He reportedly committed fifteen bank robberies, fourteen murders, three jailbreaks and two kidnappings. One of only four outlaws to be named Public Enemy No. 1, Karpis was the last—and the only one taken alive.   His criminal career came to an end when J. Edgar Hoover and his famed G-Men apprehended him in New Orleans. From there, Karpis found himself confined on Alcatraz Island, where he spent nearly twenty-six years—more than any inmate in the prison's history. This riveting tale of his life takes readers from the rural Midwest to the bustling streets of the Big Easy and into the bleak innards of "the Rock."
Available since: 07/01/2007.
Print length: 96 pages.

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