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Book SynopsisRobberies, murders, kidnappings - Minnesota has been home to several notorious crimes. Some were committed by 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 grabbed headlines across the country.
Table of ContentsFROM 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 A Mystery Resolved The Angry Heir A Cold Case of Murder OTHER NOTABLE MINNESOTA CRIMES CHAPTER NOTES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
