Several notorious criminals with Kansas connections served time in Alcatraz, including Alvin Karpis, “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud. Donald Trump expressed interest in reopening Alcatraz ...
"Public Enemy No. 1" Alvin Karpis grew up in Topeka. George "Machine Gun" Kelly committed his best-known crime in Oklahoma and died in Kansas. Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz," started on his ...