Gunfight on Lindell Boulevard

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El miércoles, Enero 10, 1900, St. Louis, el oficial de policía Paul Girard, estaba de pie en la esquina de S. Taylor y Lindell Boulevard, cuando vio a un hombre saltar desde el segundo piso de 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard se acercó al hombre. Cuando el cojo vio a Girard, he ran towards S.

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Madre le confiesa al jefe Desmond

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sobre su 17 año de carrera, St. El jefe de detectives de Louis, William Desmond, trató con los familiares de muchos criminales.. Algunos miembros de la familia eran tan malos o peores que el jefe criminal que Desmond y sus hombres habían encerrado.. Sin embargo, muchos miembros de la familia fueron honestos, gente trabajadora, que luchó por entender qué salió mal con su ser querido. Al principio de su carrera

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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La Noche Martes, Febrero 18, 1919, edición del St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Consciente de que un anillo de hurto estaba trabajando un par de las joyerías locales, el St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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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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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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La policía identifica al asesino de Walsh

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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. Sin embargo, 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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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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Ladrón mata al oficial Michael Walsh

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Hacía mucho frío la mañana del domingo, Diciembre 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Debido al frío amargo, Sheehan temía que los ladrones hubieran entrado en la residencia.. Sheehan tocó el timbre repetidamente pero no pudo despertar a nadie dentro. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against the

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