Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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F.W. Johannpeter eta 1883 Tabernako Gorabehera

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) nire bigarren birraitona izan zen amaren aldetik. Hil zen 4 bere biloba jaio baino hilabete lehenago, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Nire aitona jaio baino lehen hil zenez, Oso informazio mugatua nuen berari buruz, familiaren historia ikertzen hasi nintzenean. Aitonak ez zuen hitzezko historiarik

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington

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Poliziak Walsh-en hiltzailea identifikatzen du

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Gizon ezezagunak Michael Walsh ofiziala hotz batez tirokatu zutenean, abenduan zehar gau lainotsua 1880, St. Louis Poliziak uste zuen susmagarria eremuan lan egiten duten saloi eta janari lapurrak izan daitezkeela. Hala ere, St. Louis detektibeek ezin izan zuten lapurreta taldea aurkitu. Preso berritsu batek argitu zuen misterioa apirilean 1881. Poliziak Charlie Wilson atxilotu zuen Tom Higgins lagunarekin

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Collins Executed for Union Bank Robbery

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This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the

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Lapurrek Michael Walsh ofiziala hil du

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Igande goizean hotz handia egin zuen, Abendua 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis polizia Sheehanek sarrerako atea irekita aurkitu zuen John R. Lionbergerren etxea. Hotz latza dela eta, Sheehanek beldurra zuen lapurrak egoitzan sartu zirela. Sheehanek txirrina jo zuen behin eta berriz, baina ezin izan zuen inor esnatu barruan. Sheehan bere gau-makilaren kontra jotzen hasi zen

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