Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

威廉·德斯蒙德酋長

聖. 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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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

f-西摩-巴靈頓

Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. 路易. “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. 路易. When Barrington

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警方確定沃爾什的殺手

老STL-警察徽章

當身份不明的男子因感冒向邁克爾沃爾什警官開槍時, 十二月的霧夜 1880, 聖. 聖路易斯警方認為嫌疑人可能是在該地區工作的酒吧和雜貨店竊賊. 然而, 聖. 聖路易偵探一直無法找到竊盜隊. 一位健談的囚犯在四月解開了這個謎團 1881. 警方與他的朋友湯姆·希金斯(Tom Higgins)逮捕了查理·威爾遜(Charlie Wilson)

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