George R. Kelly
publication date: Monday, July 30, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)
category: 
Crime
clue: Despite his associations with a deadly kind of gun (not to mention an R&B star charged with child pornography), this Federal prisoner died of natural causes.
explanation: George Kelly Barnes adopted the alias George R. Kelly (not to be confused with singer R. Kelly), and due to his love of the weapon, he was often named "Machine Gun" Kely. more…
intended difficulty: hard
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Frank Nash.
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