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The Life of Elliot Michner
Elliot Michner was sent to Alcatraz Prison in 1941 after escaping from an industrial reform school. The Idaho-born young man had a bad habit of getting into trouble, including stealing loads of money and passing bad checks. He decided that rather than go through all the trouble he figured it would be far easier to just print his own fake money. But Elliot made yet another poor decision, and soon enough, the law caught up to him.
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