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... killed another lady ; and James Nolan , who had shot and killed a third lady . A few minutes before being hanged , Carolin , who was a carpenter , embarrassed Little Joe . He stopped at the foot of the scaffold , took hold of the ...
... killed another lady ; and James Nolan , who had shot and killed a third lady . A few minutes before being hanged , Carolin , who was a carpenter , embarrassed Little Joe . He stopped at the foot of the scaffold , took hold of the ...
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... killed on Jay Street in 1921 , for example , his death was attributed to dock trouble , but the motive was something entirely different . Wild Bill Lovett killed Gillen for pulling a cat's tail . " Bill always hated to see anyone hurt a ...
... killed on Jay Street in 1921 , for example , his death was attributed to dock trouble , but the motive was something entirely different . Wild Bill Lovett killed Gillen for pulling a cat's tail . " Bill always hated to see anyone hurt a ...
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... killed nearer twenty - seven in Brooklyn . " In her indigna- tion , Anna went on to say that Bill never got credit , either , for the half - dozen murders he added to his list during the two years that he was hiding out in Chicago after ...
... killed nearer twenty - seven in Brooklyn . " In her indigna- tion , Anna went on to say that Bill never got credit , either , for the half - dozen murders he added to his list during the two years that he was hiding out in Chicago after ...
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