"Karpis" redirects here. For the ancient place name, see Carpis.
Alvin Karpis
Born
Albin Francis Karpavičius
(1907-08-10)August 10, 1907
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
August 26, 1979(1979-08-26) (aged 72)
Torremolinos, Spain
Other names
Creepy Karpis
Criminal status
Paroled (1969)
Spouse
Dorothy Slayman (div. 1935)
Children
1
Conviction(s)
Kidnapping, robbery, burglary, murder
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Alvin Francis Karpis (born Albin Francis Karpavičius; August 10, 1907 – August 26, 1979), was a Canadian–American criminal of Lithuanian descent known for being a leader of the Barker–Karpis gang in the 1930s. Nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile and called "Ray" by his gang members, Karpis led the gang along with Fred Barker and Arthur "Doc" Barker. There were only four "public enemies" ever given the title of "Public Enemy #1" by the FBI and he was the only one to be taken alive. The other three, John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson, were all killed before being captured.[1] He also spent the longest time as a federal prisoner at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, serving twenty-six years.
^Livesey, Robert (1980). On the Rock: Twenty-Five Years in Alcatraz : the Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as told to Robert Livesey. Canada: Beaufort Books, Inc., New York. p. 14. ISBN 0-8253-0019-3.
leader of the Barker–Karpis gang in the 1930s. Nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile and called "Ray" by his gang members, Karpis led the gang along...
He joined former prison-mate AlvinKarpis to form the Barker–Karpis Gang. After a series of robberies, Fred and Karpis killed Sheriff C. Roy Kelly in...
January 16, 1935) was an American criminal who, along with AlvinKarpis, co-founded the Barker-Karpis gang, which committed numerous robberies, murders and...
Story of AlvinKarpis as told to robert Livesey. Canada: Beaufort Books, Inc., New York. p. 14. ISBN 0-8253-0019-3. ""Creepy" AlvinKarpis – Public Enemy...
captured in Mississippi. AlvinKarpis, who was co-leader of the gang along with Fred Barker, was arrested by the FBI in May, 1936. Karpis pleaded guilty to kidnapping...
Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and AlvinKarpis. Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned...
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Midwestern gangs during the 1920s and 1930s, most often with the Barker-AlvinKarpis and Holden-Keating Gangs, and was also a former partner of Harvey Bailey...
boyfriend of Edna Murray and an associate of both the John Dillinger and AlvinKarpis-Barker gangs during the 1930s. Born in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, Volney...
Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, Machine Gun Kelly, Ma Barker, and AlvinKarpis. The term was used so extensively during the 1930s that some writers...
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director in 1930. In 1936, Tolson joined Hoover to arrest bank robber AlvinKarpis. Later that year, he survived a gunfight with gangster Harry Brunette...
acquaintance, he moved into an apartment in Berkeley. In prison, bank robber AlvinKarpis had taught Manson to play the steel guitar.: 137–146 Living mostly by...
in Alcatraz: The prison story of AlvinKarpis as told to Robert Livesey,[citation needed] coauthored by AlvinKarpis, the longest-held prisoner at Alcatraz...
associates. In Reno the next winter, Nelson first met the vacationing AlvinKarpis, who in turn introduced him to Midwestern bank robber Eddie Bentz. Teaming...
Cry Panic (TV movie) as Julie 1974 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus AlvinKarpis, Public Enemy Number One (TV movie) as Colette 1975 The Last Survivors...
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was ever disclosed for the murder. However, according to prisoner 325 AlvinKarpis, Young blamed McCain for the failure of the escape attempt. McCain couldn't...
also appeared in the television movies The F.B.I Story: The FBI Versus AlvinKarpis, Public Enemy Number One and The Screaming Woman. Hay was photographed...
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