Crime Does Not Pay #72

Feb 1949 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD

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"Andy Yole" tells the true story of a small-time criminal who boasted in 1929 that he would "be a big shot" and "really go places." The narrative follows Yole's criminal career involving armed robbery, gambling, and card tricks used to swindle victims. Through a series of crimes and schemes—including a stickup at a hotel and various cons—Yole eventually faces arrest and police capture, demonstrating how his criminal ambitions ultimately lead to his downfall and incarceration, proving that crime does not pay.

Contains 6 stories

Crag Denby the Movie-Struck Egomaniac

11 pp · Crime

Untitled Non-Fiction story

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime

Andy Yole

9 pp · Crime

Superstitious Bill Clements

9 pp · Crime

Superstitious Bill Clements believes the Four of Hearts brings him bad luck—so when he and his partner attempt to rob a Croton City steakhouse, his obsession with the unlucky card nearly costs him everything. A detective on the scene is killed in the struggle, and as police close in on the wounded getaway driver, Clements's own nervous superstitions and the trail of clues he leaves behind become his undoing.

Untitled Non-Fiction story

0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime

Venables Murder Case

8 pp · Crime

When ex-convict Harlow Venables returns home from prison expecting gratitude, he finds his wife and daughter living high on the family fortune—and a would-be killer stalking Mrs. Venables in her penthouse. After her bodyguard is shot down during an apparent murder attempt, Inspector Ford must piece together clues from a suspicious cast of suspects: a fortune-hunting count with a shady past, a playboy relative with debts, and a society daughter with inheritance on her mind. With no fingerprints, footprints, or witnesses to guide him, the inspector faces a puzzle where everyone has motive and opportunity—and the killer may strike again before the truth comes to light.