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Ep 253 is loose! And we've got a gang on our hands, lead by the notorious Ma Barker. Or was it...?
Who was Ma Barker? How did she get this fearsome reputation? And did we find the perfect summer cocktail?
The secret ingredient is...silver nitrate!
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Sources this week include:
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-gang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Barker
https://mabarkerhouse.org/the-gang/
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ma-barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Karpis
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ma-barker
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