Crime and Punishment #13
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeCrime and Punishment #13 is an anthology featuring true crime stories. "This'll Kill Ya!" by Rob depicts police attempting to stop two racketeers operating at a big show with arsenic and a compressed air hose. The main feature is "Larry Patton and John Miller," a true crime story about two foolish characters whose list for easy money sent them to early death in the chair; Larry Patton and John Miller were executed on May 12, 1927 and May 13, 1929 respectively. The issue includes a $1,500 Lev Gleason prize contest promoting Black Diamond Western magazine.
When a dockside murder frames Hop-Head Harris for a crime he didn't commit, a determined sergeant begins unraveling a web of violence and betrayal that stretches from the waterfront to a speakeasy—but Harris won't wait for justice. A woman caught between a brutal thug and the forces of law must decide what side of the law she truly belongs on, as a cop's relentless pursuit of the truth races against Harris's appetite for revenge.
When night-club dancer Dolly Davis discovers her boyfriend Bart Shocker is a gangster planning a bank heist, she tips off police—setting off a violent cat-and-mouse chase across town. As Shocker and his partner Charlie Spenn flee the law, a leopard skin coat becomes the crucial lead that brings detectives closer to cornering these dangerous criminals. This gritty 1949 account follows a manhunt that turns into an all-out battle between crooks and cops on the streets of a Northwestern city.
Two desperate criminals on the run from a botched prison break turn to armed robbery to survive—but when they kill an innocent man in the process, a determined sheriff vows to track them down. Marty Phelps and Whitey Radin race toward the state line in a stolen car, leaving a trail of violence in their wake as law enforcement closes in from every direction.
When smooth-talking crook Larry Patton teams up with John Miller's gang in 1935, the two criminals discover they make a formidable pair—pulling off bank jobs with terrifying efficiency across multiple states. But their partnership unravels when Patton's arrogance and brutality create enemies within the gang itself, setting off a chain of betrayals and desperate escapes that law enforcement won't ignore for long. This true crime tale follows two fools whose hunger for easy money leads them down an inevitable road.
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