Arthur Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American gangster and murderer
Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1899
Place of Birth: Aurora, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jan-1939
Profession: criminal
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Arthur Barker
- Arthur R.
- Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis.
- Generally known as "Doc", Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes.
- He was arrested and convicted of kidnapping in 1935.
- Sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1936, he was killed three years later while attempting to escape from the Rock. Barker is described by one writer as "a dimwit and a drunk", who was little more than a brutal thug.
- However, fellow Alcatraz inmate Henri Young said of him that he was "determined and ruthless, and that once he started on anything nothing could stop him but death."
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