1. Kathryn Kelly was an American criminal active during the prohibition era.
10 Facts About Kathryn Kelly
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Kathryn Kelly was involved in bootlegging, assisted her fourth husband, George Kelly Barnes, in his crimes, and actively encouraged the idea that her husband was a dangerous criminal.
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Kathryn Kelly's parents divorced and her mother started work as a hotel manager, subsequently marrying rancher and local political figure Robert G "Boss" Shannon of Paradise, Texas, in 1927.
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Cleo changed her name to Kathryn Kelly before marrying her first husband, Lonnie Clyde Fry, at the age of 14.
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Kathryn Kelly gave birth to her only child, Pauline, in 1919.
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Kathryn Kelly married again, this time to L G Brewer, but they soon separated and she moved to Fort Worth, Texas, with her mother and stepfather.
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Kathryn Kelly's third husband was a bootlegger called Charlie Thorne.
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The judge looked past this and Kathryn Kelly was never convicted for the murder.
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Kathryn Kelly bought him a machine gun and gave him the nickname "Machine Gun Kelly".
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Kathryn changed her name to Lera Cleo Kelly and worked as a bookkeeper at the Oklahoma County Poor Farm, which was at that time a hospital and nursing home.