Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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On Thursday, Gener 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milió de dòlars. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Ell

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Però, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

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Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. Louis”, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. Història Policia Louis, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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La 1900 St. Louis Streetcar vaga va ser una guerra disparant entre la classe obrera i la classe alta. Va començar com una acció de treball dels treballadors del tramvia de les línies de tramvia recentment consolidades. Però, ràpidament es va dividir a la ciutat amb la classe obrera el suport a la vaga, mentre que les classes superiors i professionals van desafiar la vaga. The result was a deadly

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Murder at 2912 Washington

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Els edificis són només munts de taules i maons sense les històries que s'uneixen a ells. Durant novembre 1912, St. Oficial de Policia Louis Arthur Huddleston va ser assassinat per assassí en llibertat condicional Albert Whitefield. Whitefield havia sorprès la seva concubina, que era entretingut altra persona que truca cavaller. Whitefield va intentar matar abans de les dues St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Departament de Policia de Louis Metropolità. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Al gener

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