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The King of Diamonds : the search for the elusive Texas jewel thief /

As a string of high profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief "the King of Diamonds" because he eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pederson, Rena (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Crime, [2024].
Subjects:
Jewelry theft > Texas > Dallas.
Burglary > Texas > Dallas.
Elite (Social sciences) > Texas > Dallas > 20th century.
Criminal psychology.
Nineteen sixties.
Dallas (Tex.) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
TRUE CRIME / Hoaxes & Deceptions
Description
Summary:As a string of high profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief "the King of Diamonds" because he eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade.
Physical Description:xvi, 400 pages, [16] pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781639366057
1639366059