Kate %22Ma%22 Barker %281873-1935%29 was the matriarch of the Barker-Karpis Gang and was called %22the most vicious%2c dangerous and resourceful criminal brain%22 by J. Edgar Hovver. Her four sons were part of her gang. Cornered by the FBI in Florida in January%2c 1935%2c her activities were brought to a close as she and her son Fred engaged federal agents in the most protracted gunfight in the history of American crime%2c in which 3500 bullets were fired.DesignHTMLWords: 76 Characters: 424
