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 i 1883 Incident u baru

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) bio je moj drugi pradjed s majčine strane. On je umro 4 mjeseci prije rođenja unuka, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Pošto je umro prije rođenja mog djeda, Imao sam vrlo ograničene podatke o njemu, kada sam počeo istraživati ​​obiteljsku povijest. Djed nije imao nikakvu verbalnu povijest

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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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Policija identificira Walshova ubojicu

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Kada su nepoznati ljudi ustrijelili policajca Michaela Walsha na hladnoći, maglovita noć tijekom prosinca 1880, St. Policija u Louisu vjeruje da bi osumnjičeni mogli biti provalnici salona i trgovina namirnicama koji rade na tom području. Međutim, St. Louisu detektivi nisu uspjeli pronaći tim za provalu. Brbljavi zatvorenik razjasnio je misterij u travnju 1881. Policija je uhitila Charlieja Wilsona s njegovim prijateljem Tomom Higginsom

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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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