by Joe Urschel
Blake, Frank
Boettcher, Anna Lou. See also Boettcher kidnap and ransom
Boettcher, Charles II. See also Boettcher kidnap and ransom
Boettcher, Claude. See Boettcher kidnap and ransom
Boettcher kidnap and ransom
Alcorn in
Alterie and Allegretti implicated in
Boettcher, Claude, paid ransom in
Clark, A., on
Denver police in
Kit taking notice of
Sankey in
as solved by Purvis
vigilante groups on
Bolton, Monty
Bonnie and Clyde
bootlegging
Boulder, CO
Brady, Bob (“Big Bob”)
Brennan, Mr.
Brewer, Allie
Bronson, Charles
Brooks, J. E.
Brooks, Ora. See Shannon, Ora
Brown, John A.
Brown, Tom
Brown Palace Hotel
Buchalter, Louis (“Lepke”)
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, U. S.
the Bureau
as American Gestapo
as “Department of Easy Virtue”
Federal Kidnapping Act support for
Hoover roles at
inept kidnap response of
Nathan assistant director of
as national police force
offices of
powerlessness of
Scotland Yard model for remake of
Urschel case kudos for
witness protection from
Caffrey, Ray
Cagney, James
Campbell, Harry
Caplan, Abe
Caplan, Morris
Capone, Al
as Alcatraz inmate
Bureau rejects, solution to Lindbergh case
in Chicago, IL
Gilbert inside man of
in Hot Spring, AR
as Touhy rival
Capone, Ralph (“Bottles”)
cars. See getaway car
Casey, Will
Cassidy, Butch
Catholic Church
Catlett, John
as implicated by Kelly
Urschel ransom through
Cermak, Anton
Chicago, IL
Capone of
citizens band against kidnap in
criminal empire of
Kelly too hot for
Nash, Frank, intended hideout in
“Secret Six” in
Worlds Fair in
Chickasha, OK
Clark, Albert
Clark, Father Joe
Clark, Jim
Cody, Buffalo Bill
Coleman, Cass
Coleman, Gay
Coleman, Mary
Coleman, TX
Colfax, WA
Collier, Rex
Collier’s
Colvin, Ralph
Congress on Racial Equality
Cooper, Courtney Ryley
Ten Thousand Public Enemies by
Corman, Roger
Cottondale Community Cemetery
crime hotline. See national crime hotline
Crime’s Paradise: The Authentic Inside Story of the Urschel Kidnapping (Kirkpatrick)
criminal empire
cities as
kidnap syndicates of
as larger than U. S. military
local support for
outlawed goods suppliers as
Purple Gang as
Spencer gang as
as tamed by Hoover
as villains
western outlaws modernized in
Cummings, Homer
anti-kidnap plan of
editorials positive for
Hoover Urschel kidnap update to
as inheritor of Lindbergh case
Kelly letter to
prison focus of
“war on crime” of
Cunningham, Miles
Cushing, OK
Daily Oklahoman
Floyd and Bailey spat covered in
Kelly letter to
Kelly trial coverage of
Kit interview in
Urschel kidnap covered in
Dall, Curtis B.
Dallas, TX
Dallas Morning News
Dallas News
Dallas police
Daugherty, Harry
Daughters of the American Revolution
Davis, Ed
Davis, George
Davis, Volney
Decatur, TX
Dempsey, Jack
Denton, TX
Denver, CO
Denver Mint
Denver police
Denver Post
Department of Justice, U. S.. See also federal agent
Alcatraz rules of
Attorney General
Hyde U. S. Attorney
Keenan Special Agent of
Nash, Frank, arrest of
Depression
American nightmare of
banking collapse in
daredevil pilots upbeat story for
FDR war against
lawlessness pervasive in
misery of
Des Moines, IA
Devil’s Island
Dillinger, John
Director, Bureau of Investigation
Doll, Eddie
Dowd, Edward
Drewer, Cleo
Dunhill, Thomas
Durham, Clarence
Dutch. See Sawyer, Harry (“Dutch”)
Eads, Bill
Early, Robert
Earp, Wyatt
Edwards, Mr.
El Paso
Europe
Factor, John. See Factor kidnap and ransom
Factor, Max
Factor kidnap and ransom
Faith, J. T.
Farmer, Herbert
FBI. See the Bureau
FDR (Roosevelt, Franklin Delano)
assassination escape of
banks target of
election of
as inheritor of Lindbergh case
kidnap focus of
national police force of
New Deal legislation of
prohibition ended by
Salter made Urschel prosecutor by
Shannon, R., clemency by
war against Depression of
federal agent
arrest authority lack for
chase across state lines by
fighting skills focus for
as G-man
as hero
as incorruptible
Kansas City police unhelpful to
Kelly loot recovered by
movie treatment of
Nash, Frank, arrest of
unarmed travel of
weaponry unfamiliar to
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). See the Bureau
Federal Kidnapping Act
Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago
Feldman, Clara
First National Bank of Oklahoma City
Fitzgerald, Chuck
Floyd, Charles Arthur (“Pretty Boy”)
death of
Kelly often misidentified as
as object of contempt
Oklahoma flight of
as suspect
Ford, Harry
Fort Smith, AR
Fort Worth, TX
Frates, Joseph
Fred Harvey restaurant
Frye, Lonnie
Frye, Pauline
Galatas, Richard
gangs. See criminal empire
getaway car
crimes with
customized
Kit driving of
law enforcement outrun by
for Urschel kidnap
Gibson, Dr.
Gilbert, Dan
Gillars, Mildred Sisk (“Axis Sally”)
G-Men
Goetz, M. K.
Gordon, Earl
>
Goring, Hermann
Great Depression. See Depression
Green Lantern tavern
Grooms, W. J. (“Red”)
Guinane, Ed
Hall, J. C.
Hamm, William, Jr.
Barker, F., and Karpis in
Brown, T., as police cover for
as Dutch plan
Peifer organizer of
ransom paid in
Hammack, William
Hammett, Dashiell
Harding, Warren G.
Hermanson, Frank
Hills, Lee
Hitler, Adolph
Holden, Tommy
as Alcatraz inmate
Kelly mentored by
Leavenworth escape of
in Ottumwa robbery
Hollyhocks Inn
Hoover. See Hoover, J. Edgar
Hoover, Herbert
Hoover, J. Edgar
as crime hotline creator
death of
as Director Bureau of Investigation
master suspect list of
Nash, Frank, escape outrage for
negative opinions towards
at odds with Walsh and Wheeler
prison focus of
publicity for
as “Red Scare” architect
reputation damage for
reward offered for Nash, Frank
as unwilling to share spotlight
as winning public opinion
Hoover, J. Edgar, as head of Urschel case
as angered by Associated Press
Bureau firearm ban set aside by
Colvin tapped by
Cummings kidnap update by
editorials positive for
Jones put in charge by
kidnap call to
Kit kidnap mastermind to
as “Public Hero Number 1”
Rorer spurred on by
Shannon deal refused by
Urschel, C., thank you letter from
Hot Springs, AR
Akers as Chief of Detectives
Capone in
Galatas as crime lord in
McLaughlin strongman of
Nash, Frank, in
White Front Tavern in
Houston, Noel
Hudspeth, Robert H.
Hyde, Henry K.
as appreciative of Urschel, C., role
Bailey, Bates, Shannon trial by
closing arguments of
immediate trial sought by
Kelly threats for
Kelly trial by
Shannon deal dismissed by
Ickes, Harold
Illinois
Indianapolis police
Indianapolis Star
Interior Department, U. S.
International News Service
Jamie, Alexander
Jarrett, Mrs. Walter
Jarrett, Walter
as accused by Kelly
Kelly identified by
Urschel kidnapped with
Jester, Elman
Johnson, Frank P.
Johnson, Gene
Johnson, Lyndon
Johnson, Mrs. Emil
Johnston, James
Jones, Gus T. (“Buster”)
as Agent in Charge
Bailey capture by
Bailey pursued by
early career of
as head of Alcatraz transfers
Kelly becomes focus of
Kelly loot recovered by
as massacre task force head
Paradise raid of
as unlike East Coast agents
as Urschel kidnap lead agent
Justice Department, U. S. See Department of Justice, U. S.
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City massacre
Bailey doubted involved in
events leading to
events of
Floyd suspect in
illegality of federal actions in
Richetti convicted of
task force dealt with
Kansas City police
armored “war wagon” of
federal agents not helped by
Kansas State Penitentiary Memorial Day escape
Karpis, Alvin
as Alcatraz inmate
as Federal Reserve robber
Katy Limited
Keating, Francis (“Jimmy”)
as Alcatraz inmate
Kelly mentored by
Leavenworth escape of
in Ottumwa robbery
Keenan, Joseph B.
closing arguments of
Kelly threats to
as liking Shannon deal
publicity on
Urschel indictments of
victory of
Kelly. See Kelly, George (“Machine Gun”)
Kelly, George (“Machine Gun”)
as Alcatraz inmate
as bootlegger
as born Barnes, George Francis, Jr.
death in Leavenworth of
early arrests of
early start of
as Federal Reserve suspect
Fort Worth home of
Kit marriage to
Kit meets, at Leavenworth Penitentiary
Kit talk focuses attention on
as Leavenworth inmate
letter to Cummings of
life sentence of
Machine Gun Kelly movie on
as massacre suspect
as mistaken for Floyd
name change to
prison letters to Kit from
Ramsey, Geneva, first wife of
Ramsey, George, father-in-law of
road to fame of
sons of
Thompson submachine gun for
tough-guy image not warranted for
trial of
Kelly, George (“Machine Gun”), as bank robber
bank guard shot by
mentors of
in Ottumwa robbery
in Willmar robbery
Kelly, George (“Machine Gun”), as kidnapper
abduction of Urschel by
as agreed to deal for Shannon
Arnold, G., hostage of
during Bates, Bailey, Shannon trial
Daily Oklahoman letter of
as elusive in Urschel manhunt
Jarrett identification of
Jarrett implicated by
Kit claims innocence
letter to Keenan of
Memphis capture of
Michigan Tavern visit by
Moore, E. W. alias of
as moved to Oklahoma City
not guilty plea of
as persuaded to surrender
as Public Enemy Number One
Rorer captor of
Urschel and Jones hunt for
Urschel death threat of
Urschel kidnapper named by Shannon, A., in
Urschel ransom letter sent by
Waggoner kidnap plans of
Woolverton kidnap of
Kelly, Kathryn (“Kit”)
alias of
as bootlegger
born as Brooks, Cleo
Brooks, J. E., father of
Brooks, O., mother of
as buyer of Kelly machine gun
death of
Fort Worth home of
Frye, P., daughter of
getaway car driving of
husbands of
Kelly bragged about by
Kelly marriage to
Kelly met, at Leavenworth Penitentiary
as Kelly second wife
as killer of Thorne, C.
prison letters to Kelly by
release from prison of
West Virginia prison of
Kelly, Kathryn (“Kit”), as kidnapper
as agreed to deal for Shannon
Arnold, G., hostage of
Arnold, L., messenger of
during Bates, Bailey, Shannon trial
as disguised in Urschel manhunt
innocence self-declared in
Kelly persuaded to surrender by
lawyers for
life sentence of
Memphis capture of
Michigan Tavern visit by
as moved to Oklahoma City
not guilty plea of
prison letter to Kelly
Rorer captor of
testimony of
trial of
Urschel fortune noted by
as Urschel mastermind
Waggoner kidnap plans of
Kerr, George
Ketchum, Black Jack
kidnap insurance
kidnapping. See also Kelly, George (“Machine Gun”), as kidnapper; Urschel, Charles, kidnapping
Beck case of
Boettcher case of
Bremer case of
Brown, J., focus of
citizens band against
Dall threat of
Dempsey job planned in
Dutch involved in
Factor case of
Goetz focus of
Hamm case of
Hoover against
in Illinois
insurance against
Johnson, F., focus of
Lindbergh case of
Luer incident of
O’Connell incident of
opportunity of
Ruth job planned in
as sweeping nation
syndicates of
Wood case of
Kilgallen, James
King, Edward
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kirkpatrick, E. E.
Bailey parole support from
FDR letter from
Jones strategizes with
ransom delivered by
ransom letter to
ransom recovery by
as terrified ransom delivery man
Kit. See Kelly, Kathryn (“Kit”)
Klar, J.
Lackey, Joe
LaSalle Hotel
Laughlin, James J.
law enforcement
Bureau elite force in
criminals protected by
getaway car outrunning of
as heroes
local nature of
national force needed for
O’Connor System of
vehicles pathetic in
war on bandits
lawlessness pervasive
cities with
Depression with
Europe fascinated by
as kidnap syndicates
Lazia, Johnny
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Bailey in
Bates in
Holden escape from
Keating escape from
Kelly in
Nash, Frank, escape from
prisoner transfer to
Let ‘Em Have It
Library of Congress (LOC)
Lincoln National Bank
Lindbergh, Charles. See also Lindbergh kidnap
Lindbergh kidnap
Bureau failure in
Capone offers solution to
Cummings inherits case
FDR inherits case of
Federal Kidnapping Act from
kidnapping and death of Charles Jr.
Lindbergh, Charles Jr.
New Jersey State Police stymie Bureau in
New York Times on
“Lindbergh Law”
Little Rock, AR
LOC. See Library of Congress
Longabaugh, Harry Alonzo
Louisville Courier Journal
Luer, August
Machine Gun Kelly
Madala, Johnny
Manson, Charles