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Today is Thursday, January 16, 2020.

On this day in 1935, the FBI killed Outlaw Ma Barker in a four-hour shootout.

Ma went down in history as a woman who loved her sons deeply.

So deeply, it made her public enemy number one.

Welcome to today in true crime, a parcast original.

Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Today we're covering the deadly shootout between the FBI and wanted criminals Ma and

Fred Barker. Let's go back to 530 a.m. on January 16th, 1935 on the shores, approaching from three sides.

If the criminals wanted to escape, they'd have to go by boat, and if they went to the boat,

they'd be in the sights of Agent Earl Connolly, leader of the operation.

The agents had over 1,500 rounds of ammo, ample tear gas, and the element of surprise.

And that still wasn't enough for FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.

These outlaws were leaders of the notorious Barker Carpice gang, responsible for two high-profile

kidnappings, ten murders, and over a million dollars of

larceny, and that was just in the past three years. The FBI had apprehended a

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