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 e 1883 Incidente do Bar

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) foi o meu segundo bisavó por parte da miña nai. Morreu 4 meses antes do nacemento do seu neto, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Dende que morreu antes de que nacera o meu avó, Tiña información moi limitada sobre el, cando comecei a investigar a historia familiar. O avó non tiña ningún historial verbal

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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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Police Identify Walsh’s Killer

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When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, St. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Porén, St. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend Tom Higgins

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Un ladrón mata ao oficial Michael Walsh

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Na mañá do domingo facía moito frío, Decembro 5, 1880, about 2 mañá, when St. O axente de policía de Louis Sheehan atopou a porta aberta para John R. A casa de Lionberger. Debido ao frío amargo, Sheehan temía que os ladróns entraran na residencia. Sheehan tocou o timbre varias veces pero non puido espertar a ninguén dentro. Sheehan comezou a golpear o seu pau de noite contra o

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