This Day in Oklahoma History: 92 years ago, Charles Urschel was abducted from his home

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – 92 years ago, on July 22, 1933, Charles Urschel, who was known as a business tycoon, was abducted from his home in Oklahoma City.

George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Albert Bates interrupted a bridge game at his house, abducting Urschel and his guest, beginning a kidnapping case that led to convictions under the new Lindbergh kidnapping laws…

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