A nai confesa ao xefe Desmond

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Sobre o seu 17 ano de carreira, St. Louis Xefe de Detectives William Desmond tratou con moitos membros da familia dos criminais. Algúns membros da familia eran tan malos ou peores que o xefe criminal Desmond e os seus homes encerraran. Porén, moitos membros da familia eran honestos, xente traballadora, que loitaron por comprender o que lle pasaba mal ao seu ser querido. A principios da súa carreira

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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A martes de noite, Febreiro 18, 1919, edición do St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Consciente de que un anel de roubo estaba a traballar algunhas das ourivería locais, o 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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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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