About
Kidnap victim of George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes which in turn led to new Lindbergh kidnapping laws and a new title for certain FBI agents. It was also one of the first trials seen on film.
Before Fame
He worked as a Texas oilman and married into an oil family. Eventually he married and became part of one of the wealthiest couples in Oklahoma City.
Trivia
He was held in a farmhouse for over a week and after his release he was able to help the FBI with their investigation even though he was blindfolded most of the time.
Family Life
He first married Flored Slick, sister of an oil magnate named Thomas Slick. Once she and Slick died, he married Slick's widow Berenice.
Associated With
J. Edgar Hoover had taken a special interest in the kidnapping case.
