Tag: December 1957

  • Two Bandits Get $35,000 in McLean Holdup, Virginia, 1957

    Two Bandits Get $35,000 in McLean Holdup, Virginia, 1957

    In a daring daylight heist, two masked bandits, one sporting a fake black mustache and goatee, stormed into the McLean, Virginia branch of the Vienna Trust Company on December 20, 1957, and made off with a staggering $35,000 in cash. The brazen robbery occurred just after noon, sending shockwaves through the small suburban community. Related…

  • Beniamin M. McKelway Indicted for Unknown Crimes, Washington D.C., 1957

    Beniamin M. McKelway Indicted for Unknown Crimes, Washington D.C., 1957

    The Evening Star Newspaper Company’s president, Beniamin M. McKelway, has found himself in a precarious situation as local authorities investigate possible wrongdoings within the organization. Details of the alleged crimes remain scarce, but insiders hint at a deep-seated conspiracy involving the newspaper’s upper echelons. As the investigation unfolds, McKelway’s future with the company hangs in…