Kenneth Wagner (racecar Driver)
Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Wagner may refer to: * Kenny Wagner American 20th century murder * Kenneth Wagner (racing driver) Kenneth Wayne Wagner (September 19, 1917 - March 1, 1981) was a stock car racing driver from the early NASCAR Cup Series years, competing in NASCAR's inaugural season. He won the first pole position at the season finale 1949 Wilkes 200. Career ...

Kenny Wagner
William Kenneth (Kinnie) Wagner (February 18, 1903 – March 9, 1958) commonly known as Kinnie Wagner (although Kennie and Kenny were also used) was a bootlegger in Mississippi, who murdered five people, including three lawmen. He escaped from custody numerous times, but ultimately died in prison. Biography Wagner left home at the age of fourteen and joined a circus. He became known as a trickshot artist. At the onset of Prohibition he made and sold moonshine. He was an imposing man, six feet three inches tall, weighing 260 pounds. His troubles with the law began in 1925 when he was arrested in Lucedale, Mississippi, for stealing a watch. Awaiting trial, he overpowered the jailer and stole a horse. A posse tracked him to a shack in the woods, but he shot his way out, killing a deputy. He fled to his native mountains. Meeting his sister and friends on the banks of Holston River, near Kingsport, Tennessee, he engaged in a shootout with five local lawmen, killing two and woun ...
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