On a sweltering September morning in 1921, the sleepy streets of Washington D.C. were abuzz with the news of a daring daylight robbery. Ernest B. Brown, the cashier of the Peoples Commercial and Savings Bank, had been held up by a lone gunman, leaving behind a trail of shattered glass and a stolen $960. As the investigation unfolded, the police zeroed in on a suspect – Phillip Rudolph Greenfield, a 20-year-old husband with a seemingly innocent face and a penchant for crime.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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