Ma Barker's Gang Hideout

Forbes: Homes with Notorious Histories and Criminal Pasts Come to Market

Home: Oklawaha, Fla.
Suggested Minimum Offer Price: $1 million
Listed with: Stirling Sotheby's International Realty

Depression-era gangster Kate "Ma" Barker hid out with her Barker-Karpis gang at this lakefront home. In one of the biggest shootouts in FBI history, she was killed here in a four-hour raid. The furniture, harking back to the 1935 gun battle, still has bullet holes.

(Photo via Forbes)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

More from this Slideshow

0 of 0

Al Capone's Miam... Home: 93 Palm Ave., Miami Beach, Fla.
List Price: $9.95 million
Listed with: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Bootlegging gangster Al Capone bought this Palm Island compound from Clarence Busch of the Anheuser-Busch dynasty in 1928. He lived here, throwing lavish parties around his massive salt water swimming pool until his death in the upstairs master suite in 1947.

(Photo by Douglas Elliman)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Capone's Chicago... Home: South Prairie Ave., Chicago, Ill.
List Price: $225,000
Listed with: Bowman Realty

In addition to the Miami mansion, Al Capone's far South Side Chicago home is on the sale block. The gangster bought the red brick, two flat house in 1923 after relocating from New York to work for Johnny Torrio. A controversial proposal to make it a historic landmark in the late 1980s never came to pass.

(Photo by Realtor.com)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Jeffrey Dahmer's... Home: West Bath Rd., Akron, Ohio
List Price: $329,000
Listed with: Keller Williams Realty

"Amazing 50's ranch!" exclaims this property's listing. Dig into the home's history however and a grisly tale of murder surfaces. Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer reportedly killed his his first victim at this home in 1978 before scattering his remains around the property.

(Photo by Trulia.com)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Ma Barker's Gang... Home: Oklawaha, Fla.
Suggested Minimum Offer Price: $1 million
Listed with: Stirling Sotheby's International Realty

Depression-era gangster Kate "Ma" Barker hid out with her Barker-Karpis gang at this lakefront home. In one of the biggest shootouts in FBI history, she was killed here in a four-hour raid. The furniture, harking back to the 1935 gun battle, still has bullet holes.

(Photo via Forbes)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
The Amityville '... Home: Ocean Ave., Amityville, N.Y.

The Dutch Colonial better known as the so-called Amityville Horror House was the real-life scene of a 1974 killing spree in which Ronald DeFeo murdered six family members as they slept. The home's original address, 112 Ocean Ave, was changed to protect the new owners' privacy after they purchased it in 1977. New buyers purchased the Long Island home in 2010 for $950,000.

(Photo by Zillow.com)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
The Unabomber's ... Property: Lincoln, Mont.

This 1.4 acre parcel, free of electricity and running water, was formerly owned by Ted Kaczynski, also known as The Unabomber. Listed for $69,500 in 2010, the "very secluded" property was being offered sans cabin, since the original home is on display at Washington, D.C.'s Newseum.

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Bugsy Siegel's F... Home: Delfern Dr., Los Angeles, Calif.
List Price: $22.9 million
Listed with: Westside Estate Agency

Several L.A.-area homes linked to the mobster have graced the sale block over the past decade. The most recent: a Holmby Hills mansion he had built for the wife and kids in 1938. Siegel never reportedly moved in, though local lore suggests a raiding party stormed the place looking to pick up the mobster for the murder of Harry "Big Greenie" Greenburg.

(Photo by Redfin)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Bugsy Siegel's M... Home: North Linden Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.

Siegel may have constructed a mansion for his family in nearby Holmby Hills, but it was at this 7,092-square-foot abode, occupied by his mistress Virginia Hill, that he was mysteriously shot to death in 1947.

(Photo by Trulia.com)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Los Feliz 'Murde... Home: Glendower Place, Los Feliz, Calif.

The owner of the Los Feliz murder mansion pays the taxes every year. Yet the notorious site--where a doctor bludgeoned his wife to death before drinking acid--has remained empty since the 1960s.

(Photo via Forbes)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Angelo Bruno's R... Home: Snyder Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.

In 1980 Philly mobster Angelo Bruno was killed by a shotgun blast while sitting in a car in front of his rowhouse. His daughter reporetdly still occupies the three-bedroom residence and Bruno's driver-turned-successor John Stanfa apparently did the brickwork. The home came to market in 2010 asking $250,000 before slipping back off the MLS in 2011.

(Photo by Trulia.com)

More from Forbes:
See More Homes with Notorious Histories
Giant Homes for Bargain Prices
America’s Most Beautiful Mansions

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
More from Forbes Click here to check out even more infamous estates.

(Photo by ERA Real Estate)

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.