Tag: 1934
Dillingers Heir, Murder, Florida 1929
Brooksville, FL – August 30, 1934 – The Sunshine State has seen its fair share of high-profile crimes, but none as brazen as the recent 427,000-dollar heist in New York. This staggering sum set a new record for both the state and the nation, leaving law enforcement scrambling to catch the culprits. Related Federal Cases…
Al Capone, Federal Tax Evasion, Illinois 1931
On August 27, 1934, the notorious Alphonse Capone, once the undisputed kingpin of Chicago’s underworld, made a desperate bid for freedom. The notorious gangster, convicted of violating the Internal Revenue laws, petitioned the Supreme Court to review his conviction, citing a technicality that could potentially set him free. Attorneys William E. Leahy and William J.…
Subsidy Scandal Rocks the Nation: Merchant Marine under Fire
August 24, 1934, Washington D.C. – In a heated speech, Henry Harriman, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, vehemently defended the American Merchant Marine, lambasting proposals by Agriculture Secretary Wallace to give a sizeable portion of the country’s shipping business to foreign vessels. Harriman, speaking on behalf of the Chamber’s vast organization, firmly…
Al Capone, Tax Evasion, California 1932
The infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone, known as ‘Scarface,’ has finally met his match – the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. On August 22, 1934, Capone and 52 other convicts were transferred from other prisons to the escape-proof fortress, marking a new era in Capone’s life behind bars. According to Warden James A. Johnston, Capone and…
Charles Zaun, Brooklyn Robbery, Brooklyn NY, 1934
The Big Apple’s underworld shook with a heist of epic proportions on August 21, 1934, when an armored truck was relieved of a staggering $427,000 in Brooklyn, New York. The brazen daylight robbery left authorities scrambling to track down the culprits, but the trail went cold faster than a Brooklyn summer breeze. The holdup was…
James Johnson, Bootlegging, North Carolina 2022
In the midst of Prohibition, the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., has become a hotbed of illicit liquor trade. Between December 6, 1933, and June 30, 1934, the gap between estimated consumption and tax receipts has grown alarming, revealing a thriving bootlegging business. The discrepancy stands at approximately 35,000,000 gallons – a staggering figure that defies…
Adolf Hitler, War Crimes, California 1945
On August 6, 1934, in a solemn ceremony, Adolf Hitler, the German Chancellor, paid tribute to the late President Paul von Hindenburg, Field Marshal and General. But behind the pomp and circumstance, a dark shadow loomed over the proceedings. The question on everyone’s mind was: what was Hitler’s true motive behind this tribute? Related Federal…
Blood Money and Betrayal: Chauncey’s Companion Captured
LOS ANGELES, July 24, 1934 – In a daring operation, police and deputy sheriffs have cracked a brazen kidnap for ransom case that stunned the nation. The masterminds behind the plot to snatch John Jeahke, former companion of the late Lon Chaney, and his bride of just three weeks, have been apprehended. Floyd Britton and…
Violent Crime: Portland OR, 1934
A chaotic scene unfolded at the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon on July 23, 1934, when a swarm of panicked people fled from Hinbun Church. The cause of the commotion was a brutal assault that left multiple victims injured, but the perpetrators remained at large. Related Federal Cases No Defendant, Violent Crime, Alabama 1947 ·…
Dillinger’s Devilish Trail: The Notorious Bank Robber’s Father Sees Infamy Through Son’s Crimes
In the summer of 1934, John Dillinger Sr., a humble farmer from Mooresville, Indiana, was caught in a web of his son’s notorious crimes. The elder Dillinger had labored daily on his farm, all the while following news of his son’s outlawry acts, as seen in the inset photograph. The offers to bask in the…
