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True Crime: 4 True American Crime Stories: Vol 4 (From police files of the 1920s to the 1950s)

Do you like true crime stories? You should love these tales then Originally authentic police files, True American Crime Stories are from the 1920s through to the 1950s - the era of gangster, molls and prohibition. Almost (but not quite), lost in the mists of time, these tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era using the vernacular of the times. You may not have heard much about some of these bad guys, but they were real, ruthless hoodlums and all had their "15 minutes of fame", leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them. Most did not live to an old age, and those that did were probably in jail. Their escapades were daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end. Volume 4 contains: Dillinger - Mad Dog of the Mid West Infamous bank robber, gangster and latter day Robin Hood, John Dillinger and his gang robbed two dozen banks and several police stations and it’s estimated he and his associates were responsible for the deaths of up to 13 lawmen. Dubbed ‘Public Enemy No 1’ during the Great Depression, he was wounded at least once, escaped from prison on two occasions and J Edgar Hoover used his notoriety at as platform to help develop the FBI into a more potent weapon against organized crime. Capone’s Trigger Men To John Scalisi and his shadow Albert Anselmi, murder was a business and with a partner like Al Capone providing them with plenty of ‘contracts’ the blood thirsty duo were soon known in gangland as ‘Capone’s Trigger Men’. But working for one of the most infamous gangsters in history could only end one way . Charlie Birger – A Short and Bloody Life The vicious feud between Charles Birger and the Shelton brothers made bloody history in the annals of mass murder. Prominent participants in the St Valentine’s Day massacre, the gun blazing sadism of these two mobs has gone down in criminal history as one of the most savage periods of lawlessness ever known in America. The Unknowns Experts in murder and specialists in robbery, they car

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