Family Background  Albin Karpowicz, the son of John and Anna Karpowicz, honest, hard-working immigrants from Lithuania via England and Canada to the USA, was born in Montreal, Canada in 1908. The eldest child, Mihalin had been born in London, England. Albin’s sister Emily was born, after him, in Grand rapids, Michigan and his youngest sister, Clara, in Topeka, Kansas. In Topeka, an elementary schoolteacher shortened his name to Alvin Karpis, because she claimed it was “easier to manage.” He kept the new name for the rest of his life.  Contents • Next (Juvenile Delinquent)

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