Verne Sankey
Verne Sankey | |
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| Born | 1890 |
| Died | February 8, 1934 (aged 44) |
| Occupation | Bank robber & Kidnapper |
Verne Sankey (1890 – February 8, 1934) and Gordon Alcorn were a pair of Depression-era outlaws whose successful kidnappings of Haskell Bohn and Charles Boettcher II in 1932 made them two of the most wanted criminals in the United States, and inspired a number of other kidnappings across the country. Their eventual capture was, in fact, a direct result of one of these copycat kidnappings, of which they themselves were wrongly accused.[1][2][3] Sankey was initially a suspect in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, but was cleared after an investigation by the FBI.[4][5]
Biography
Born in 1890, Verne Sankey worked on the
In a matter of months, Sankey and Alcorn were considered two of the most sought-after outlaws in the country. Their successful kidnappings were imitated by many in the
On January 31, 1934, Sankey was captured by police and federal agents at a barber shop in
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8160-4488-0
- ^ ISBN 1-56037-334-2
- ^ ISBN 0-520-25607-7
- ^ ISBN 0-930751-15-9
- ^ ISBN 1-58648-741-8
Further reading
- Alix, Ernest Kahlar. Kidnapping in America, 1874-1974: The Creation of a Capital Crime. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1978. ISBN 0-8093-0849-5
- Bjorkman, Timothy W. Verne Sankey: America's First Public Enemy. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. ISBN 0-8061-3853-X
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