Trial
Karpis was brought to trial at the St. Paul Federal Courts Building (now called Landmark Center). Karpis initially pleaded not guilty. But as the case was called for trial, "Thomas J. Newman, attorney for Karpis, told the court his client, one of the actual kidnapers of Hamm, desired to plead guilty." Two weeks later Karpis offered "through his attorney, Thomas Newman, to plead guilty to the Bremer conspiracy" if kidnapping charges were dropped; the court accepted the offer.
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