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True crime Philadelphia, from America's first bank robbery to the real-life killers who inspired Boardwalk empire, Kathryn Canavan

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Label

True crime Philadelphia, from America's first bank robbery to the real-life killers who inspired Boardwalk empire, Kathryn Canavan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

True crime Philadelphia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1257314230

Responsibility statement

Kathryn Canavan

Sub title

from America's first bank robbery to the real-life killers who inspired Boardwalk empire

Summary

"A tour through Philadelphia that highlights the locations within each neighborhood where crime occurred"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Lillian Reis : so sexy she was arrested for doing the twist fully-clothed -- The maid did it -- Willie Sutton, the making of a folk hero -- Self-made widows -- The six Philadelphia brothers fictionalized on Boardwalk empire -- The prison where Al Capone was a file clerk -- The most sensational robbery in Philadelphia history -- Philly during Prohibition : wet as the Atlantic Ocean -- H.H. Holmes meets the hangman here -- America's first kidnapping -- The assassination of Octavius v. Catto -- The muffled murder on Pine Street -- Anton Probst : one of America's first serial killers -- The Bible riots : Catholics vs. Protestants -- The nation's first bank robbery -- The fatal witch hunt during the 1787 Constitutional Convention

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