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Ma' Barker: A Doting Mother And Gangster Overlord

Behind the Bastards

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St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul earned its reputation as the sanctuary for criminals in the Midwest with the help of corrupt politicians and police chiefs who agreed to turn a blind eye to gangsters underground activities. This collaboration began in 1900 with what was known as the layover agreement, an unofficial contract between criminals and chief of police John O'Connor. The law in crime in St. Paul worked out a deal. Criminals would minimize the murders they committed in town and give the cops a chunk of their profits. In exchange, the police would warn them about upcoming FBI raids. So it used to be an interesting place at some point as I'm getting at here. Has there been a good crime movie set in St

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