The Barker-Karpis Gang & Big Tom Brown w/ Tim Mahoney - A True Crime History Podcast
Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold
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Staged Kidnappings and Gangster Ties
This chapter explores the dubious kidnapping of Gleckman, allegedly orchestrated by Tom Brown, and its aftermath where he downplayed the incident. It further investigates the grim realities of organized crime in 1930s St. Paul, detailing the murder of hotel owner Frank Lepre and the troubled intersection of gangsters and law enforcement.
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