Fred Goetz denied the charges and jumped bail on June 10,1925.
11 Facts About Fred Goetz
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Fred Goetz lived in an apartment at 7827 South Shore Drive in South Shore, Chicago, with his wife Irene.
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Fred Goetz's landlady would describe Fred and his wife as "fine people" and that Fred was a "very brilliant and handsome man".
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Fred Goetz participated in several bank robberies with Alvin Karpis, Fred Barker, and Doc Barker.
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One of the most violent of the armed robberies in which Fred Goetz participated with the Barkers was carried out at the post office in South St Paul, Minnesota on August 30,1933.
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Fred Goetz is alleged to have returned to Chicago and to been one of the gunmen in the October 9,1933 murder of his former friend and associate Gus Winkler.
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However, Fred Goetz loved to brag over drinks to fellow wiseguys in Chicago pubs about his involvement in the Bremer kidnapping and even hinted about the names of his co-conspirators and the hiding place of the ransom money.
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On March 20,1934, Fred Goetz walked outside The Minerva Cafe in the mob-controlled Chicago suburb of Cicero, and was shot in the face by a shotgun at close range.
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Fred Goetz was taken to the Frances E Willard National Temperance Hospital, but died from his wounds.
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Goetz's expensive coupe was found in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, and it was believed to have been abandoned there by his wife Irene, who along with Fred was a wanted fugitive by the FBI.
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Fred Goetz is buried at Irving Park Cemetery in Norridge, Illinois.