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The Tri-State Gang in Richmond : murder and robbery in the Great Depression /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Selden
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Tri-State Gang > History.
Organized crime > Virginia > Richmond > History > 20th century.
Organized crime > Middle Atlantic States > History > 20th century.
Legenza, Walter, > 1897-1935.
Mais, Robert, > 1905-1935.
Gangsters > Middle Atlantic States > Biography.
Murder > Virginia > Richmond > History > 20th century.
Murder > Middle Atlantic States > History > 20th century.
Robbery > Virginia > Richmond > History > 20th century.
Robbery > Middle Atlantic States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The valley and the jail
  • Walter Legenza
  • Robert Mais
  • The murder of Madelyne Whelton
  • The club forest
  • Heist on Broad Street
  • Escape from Richmond
  • Returned to Richmond
  • Legenza on trial
  • Mais on trial
  • The next move
  • Jailbreak
  • The fallout
  • Crime spree in Philly
  • On the run
  • End of the road
  • Aftermath and epilogue.