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This Day in Crime History: May 21, 1924

John D — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:08 GMT

On this date in 1924, two spoiled sociopaths committed what they thought would be the perfect crime; all to prove their status as Nietzschean supermen. Nathan

Re: crime labs

Iva Riddle — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:33 GMT

Regarding forensics, Colin Wilson has a book WRITTEN IN BLOOD, on the history of forensics from its beginnings all the way through relatively recent times.

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Bill Helmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:54 GMT

I can't find the articles in the current mess here but somebody should read The Complete Public Enemy Almanac. Rick and I put together a short feature on

Re: crime labs

captbrain@... — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:47:47 GMT

I believe the temporary Goddard Lab set up at Northwestern Univ. downtown campus in 1929 was "full service" because it had ballistic forensics. Goddard was

Re: crime labs

Pat Brown — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:02 GMT

August Vollmer was the Chief of Police for both Berkley and the LAPD where he established a lot of modern police procedures, including forensics. But I don't

crime labs

Ed Butts — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:27:58 GMT

Hello everyone. I have another question. In The Complete Public Enemy Almanac (excellent book) it says that the first full-service crime lab in the United

Re: First police cars?

Ed Butts — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:16 GMT

Thanks very much for this. Ed Butts ________________________________ From: Bob To: gangsterologists@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 19,

Re: First police cars?

captbrain@... — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:24 GMT

Say, this guy knows AN AWFUL LOT about this subject! I'm a bit suspicious . . .we should keep an eye on him. Jeffrey Gusfield Author of Deadly Valentines:

Re: First police cars?

Bob — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:06 GMT

I am forwarding the below message to Gangsterologists at the request of Bill Helmer: I can't find the articles in the current mess here but somebody should

Re: First police cars?

captbrain@... — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:49:43 GMT

That was probably the very best thing about Knight kits; it was a parent-kid activity, an internship that built such a great bond and lasted through

Re: First police cars?

n0tkg — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:08:16 GMT

The new radios are convenient and get the job done but I still love the glow of tubes. My favorite rig is my Drake TR-3. For receivers I have operational the

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Wolfman Jack — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT

LMAO!! I needed that laugh today, hahaha!!!! ________________________________ From: "captbrain@..." To:

Re: This Day in Crime History: May 18, 1927

John D — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:42 GMT

Good point, Jeff. Timothy McVeigh didn't need a gun either, and he killed 168 men, women, and children. In fact, the Columbine massacre was originally intended

Re: Come join me on Indie Writers Support

John D — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:06:17 GMT

Montana, the birthplace of 3-7-77 (and that ain't the combination to the padlock on your high school wall locker). 3-7-77

Re: This Day in Crime History: May 18, 1927

Iva Riddle — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:39:29 GMT

And so many people are totally unaware this ever happened - and there was no 'foreign terrorist' - there was just your local lunatic