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Crime Must Pay the Penalty #33 (1953)

Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 1953 · 36 pages

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Contains 4 stories
M for Mastermind, Morgue and Murder!
7 pp · crime

Clem Briggers sees a chance for easy money when he watches Ada Thomas, a cashier, collect thirty thousand dollars from the bank—but a mysterious man beats him to the robbery. When the thief is caught and imprisoned, Briggers devises an elaborate scheme: he gets himself locked up in the same prison, befriends the robber, and manipulates events to learn the location of the hidden loot. What Briggers doesn't count on is how his own carefully laid plans will unravel once he's on the inside.

Dell Fabry - Junk King!
8 pp · non-fiction; crime

Dell Fabry rules San Francisco's underworld as a ruthless drug kingpin, but when a Coast Guard raid destroys his incoming heroin shipment, he escalates his grip on the city's criminal supply through brutal intimidation and a daring hijacking of a pharmaceutical truck. As Fabry buries his massive haul and paranoia festers among his gang, his violent methods begin to crack the loyalty of those around him—setting the stage for betrayal from within his own ranks.

Death on the Installment Plan
8 pp · crime

A taxi driver drowning in gambling debts finds himself forced into the brutal world of loan sharking when he stands up to a hood—and impresses his boss. Red Carroll's quick rise through the racket teaches him the code of violence and extortion, but his ambitions to consolidate power among the town's loan sharks set him on a collision course with anyone who dares to undercut his operation. This hard-boiled tale follows one man's descent from desperation into a criminal empire built on fear and broken bones.

3 on a Bullet Spree
7 pp · non-fiction; crime

On the night of March 23, 1951, three convicts—Luke Romer, Stack Romer, and Jeff Bixby—break free from prison and launch a brutal twenty-four-hour crime spree across the city, armed and desperate with nothing to lose. As they rob and kill their way toward what they hope is freedom, a chance encounter and a man's grudge set the law on their trail, leading to a final confrontation that will determine whether they escape or face justice. Based on an actual case, this story traces how a single mistake can unravel even the most carefully planned scheme.

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