The Third Northwestern Bank Robbery
Of all the Depression era outlaw gangs, none was considered smarter or nastier than the Barker-Karpis bunch. The Barker boys were Doc and Fred, dark-haired brothers who were so mean
The Notorious Harry Hayward
The story that you are about to read, and the murder that acts as its climax, is probably the most famous and notorious one in Minneapolis history. To say that
Dapper Dan Hogan’s Untimely Demise
In the late 1920’s the main underworld fixer in Saint Paul was Irish mobster Daniel Hogan, nicknamed Dapper Dan because of his flashy, snappy dress. He lived in a modest
The Attempted Assasination of Sitting Bull in St. Paul
It was at the original address of 320 Wabasha St, that Saint Paul’s Grand Opera House once sat, and where a fascinating event took place, almost lost in the annals
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Minneapolis Gangster Kid Cann and the Murder of Walter Liggett
While both Minneapolis and St Paul were knee-deep in crime in the 1930s, it’s usually suggested that the Irish mob was more prevalent in St Paul, while the Jewish gangs
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