"Real crime, real people, and it all happened in Minnesota. A bank robbery gone wrong, a murder for hire, the kidnappings of two beer barons -- Minnesota has been home to several notorious crimes. Some were committed by history's most infamous lawbreakers: the James-Younger gang, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde and others. But not all misdeeds have been done by career criminals. Take a closer look at more than two dozen unlawful acts that rocked Minnesota and often grabbedv headlines across the country. Book features: over 30 sensational crimes from across the state; startling details about outlaws, gangsters, thugs -- and the everyday heroes who stopped them; crimes from 1859 through modern times; photographs and sidebars to supplement these shocking true crimes"--Page four of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-178) and index.
Contents:
From statehood to the gangster era -- A husband's slow death -- A robbery gone wrong -- The murder of Kitty Ging -- Family matters -- The wife gets it -- The circus lynchings -- When the criminal becomes the victim -- A favorite madam -- Willmar bank robbery -- Snatching millionaires -- One who got away -- Beating the rap -- as usual -- The post-war era to the dawn of the new millennium -- Robbery leads to murder -- The dentist did it -- The family that slays together -- This gun for hire -- One mother's cruelty, another's love -- Racial tensions of the times -- Paying a high price -- A murder in the family -- Obsession turns violent -- Murder on the farm -- An unsolved mystery -- The angry heir -- A cold case of murder -- Other notable Minnesota crimes: A serial killer strikes -- The 20th terrorist -- The missing slippers -- Stealing big bucks -- Vengeance with a gun.
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