Ma Barker, the ultimate "boy mom" and her sons were among the last of the wild west outlaws. 

Sources:

https://vault.fbi.gov/barker-karpis-gang/bremer-investigation-summary/Bremer%20Investigation%20Summary%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29

https://www.uspis.gov/history-spotlight-2023/kate-ma-barker

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=BA038

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-gang

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/barker-karpis-gang-5740/

https://www.odmp.org/officer/7421-sheriff-c-roy-kelly

https://www.odmp.org/officer/6995-chief-of-police-manley-jackson

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/06/14/90-years-ago-hamms-heir-kidnapped-held-for-ransom-in-st-paul

https://www.twincities.com/1933/06/17/william-hamm-kidnapped-100000-asked-pay-or-we-kill-him-note-says/

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/17/bremer-kidnapping-barker-karpis-gang

http://historicalgmen.squarespace.com/fbi-shooting-fred-kate-ma-b

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