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St. Paul history: Barkerâ€'Karpis kidnapped Hamm's Brewery president in 1933 axios.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from axios.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ninety years ago today William Hamm Jr. was walking home from his Hamm's Brewery on the East Side of St. Paul to get lunch when he was kidnapped by the notorious Barker‒Karpis gang. What happened: They shoved Hamm into Alvin Karpis' car, stuffed his head in a pillowcase, and took him to suburban Chicago, according to the Minnesota Historical Society. They made him sign ransom notes demanding $100,000, which would be $2.4 million today. The. ....
St. Paul gangster's kidnapping trial came to dramatic end startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.