St. Paul gangster history research collection. 1981-1995.

Nash, Frank, 1887-1933

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Brown, Thomas Archibald, 1855-1924.

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Barker, Fred, 1902-1935.

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Liggett, Walter W. (Walter William), 1886-1935

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Walter William Liggett (1886-1935), American author, editor and political worker, worked at several newspapers in New York City before becoming a free-lance writer. He wrote books about pioneer life and published a biography of Herbert Hoover. In 1932 he returned to his home in Minnesota and was assassinated because of his political writings. From the guide to the Walter W. Liggett papers, 1896-1932, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Barker, Ma, 1872-1935

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Bremer, Edward George, 1898-1965

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Dillinger, John Herbert, 1903-1934

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John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster of the Great Depression. He led a group known as the "Dillinger Gang" which was accused of robbing 24 banks and 4 police stations. Dillinger escaped from jail twice. He was charged but not convicted of the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana, police officer who shot Dillinger in his bullet-proof vest during a shootout. It was the only time Dillinger was charged with homicide. Dillinger courted publicity. The media ...

United States. Department of Police

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Maccabee, Paul, 1955-

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Paul Maccabee, a public relations professional with an avid interest in crime history, spent 13 years conducting the research that culminated in his book, John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crook's Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936, published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press in 1995. Prior to concentrating upon this book, Maccabee wrote investigative feature articles for a weekly entertainment newspaper, the Twin Cities Reader, for which he was awarded a Page One Award from ...

Hamm, William, 1898-1965

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Minnesota. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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Karpis, Alvin, 1908-1979

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O'Conner, John J., 1855-1924

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Keating, Jimmy, 1899-1978.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...

Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939

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Arthur R. Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Generally known as "Doc", Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes. He was arrested and convicted of kidnapping in 1935. Sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1936, he was killed three years later while attempting to escape from the Rock. Barker...

Holden, Thomas James, 1897-1953.

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