THE KIMES GANG
Mike was born and raised in Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and then began work as a fingerprint examiner at the FBI in Washington, D.C. He worked there a couple of years and then moved to Oklahoma in 1977 and began working for the State of Oklahoma. He currently works as an investigator for the Pardon and Parole Board. Mike is interested in Oklahoma's rich history of lawmen and outlaws. Mike is a member of a Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahombres, Inc., Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association, Inc. (WOLA) and National Association for Outlaw and Lawman History, Inc. (NOLA). Mike is a historical researcher and consultant to authors and was a consultant in 1997 Towers Productions for the A & E television show of "The Barker Gang." Mike has written several stories for the Oklahombres quarterly journal. "The Kimes Gang" is his first book. Mike is divorced with one son and enjoys watching golf, football and basketball.