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He died of a heart attack on July 18,1954
At the age of 59.
October 12,1933 , George and Kathryn Kelly were convicted and sentenced.
- Machine Gun Kelly spent his remaining 17 years as inmate 117. and 21 Years in Prison.. During his time on Alcatraz he was known as a model inmate.
- He worked on Prison Industries and was quickly transfered back to leavenworth in 1951.
September 26,1933 , George and Kathryn Kelly were arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. The arrest of the Kelly's was overshadowed by the escape of 10 Inmates, including all members of the future Dilinger Gang that same night.
George Barnes , also known as " Machine Gun Kelly" earned his nickname from his favorite weapon, a Thompson Submachine Gun.
His most famous crime was the kidnapping of Oil Tycoon and Businessman Charles F. Urschel in July 1933.
After a short time and several run-ins with the police, he decided to head west with his girlfriend, to protect his family . He changed his name to George R. Kelly. He continued to commit smaller crimes and bootlegging.
Shortly after, kelly married Kathryn Throne, who purchased his first machine gun. She also helped plot some small bank robberies
During the prohibition era of the 1920's , he worked as a bootlegger.