Crime Does Not Pay #57
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Crime Does Not Pay #57 An anthology of true crime stories featuring multiple narratives. One story depicts two criminals, Casey and Bonnie, who plan to rob a bank and murder those involved, but their scheme unravels when they become trapped and are ultimately killed in a shootout. Another story follows the crew of the ill-fated ship "Gray Gull," which sinks at sea; the survivors are rescued but later face danger from a criminal gang pursuing them for treasure. A third story involves a gang of armed robbers pursued across the desert and mountains by law enforcement, resulting in their capture after a violent chase and crash. Throughout, the issue emphasizes the inevitable failure and punishment of criminal enterprises.
Captain Cross sacrifices his crew and ship for insurance money in this 1947 true crime tale, willingly sinking the Gray Gull and leaving the men aboard to their fate. When a cabin boy who witnessed the deliberate sabotage is forced into the lifeboat as a convenient "star witness," the young man must reckon with his conscience as the conspirators prepare to collect their fraudulent claim. Cross's greed and ruthlessness will prove far darker than any ocean current.
Born into poverty in West Virginia, Irene Dague transforms into a cold-blooded criminal and drags her weak-willed husband Glenn into a brutal spree of robbery and violence across thousands of miles. As the couple—soon joined by ex-con Joe Wells—tears through the country in a three-week rampage, law enforcement closes in from all sides, and Irene's ruthless ambition pushes them deeper into danger.
A woman's body is found dead in the empty bottom of her rival's swimming pool, and Inspector Donovan must untangle the web of jealousy and deception surrounding the case. With a near-sighted victim, missing glasses, and three suspects with means and motive, the detective pieces together the truth behind what appeared to be a tragic accident. Can you solve the case before the inspector reveals who pushed Kathy Vincent to her death?
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Reprinted in Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped: A Crime Does Not Pay Primer #[nn] (2011), Crime Does Not Pay Archives #9 (2015)
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