The Murder Trust (Iron Mike Malloy; Mike the Durable)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Trial of the Murder Trust
Autopsy showed that Iron Mike had died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The group still had to be tried, though. Most of the murder trust was tried together; Hershey Green would be tried separately. DA Foley made them look like fools under cross-examination and tore their stories apart.
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In early 1933, a group of men dubbed the "Murder Trust" conspired to kill Irishman Mike Malloy, who proved very difficult to kill. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the aftermath when they were finally able to kill Mike after 9 attempts, including whether they were ever brought to justice for the murder of Iron Mike.
