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Fix Up, Look Sharp: Willie Sutton

Ridiculous Crime

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Sutton's a Singing Telegram Man

The first time they worked together was in Boston. They broke into a drug store to crack open the safe. Over the next five years, Sutton just goes into overdrive. He robs a bunch of places. The October 28, 1930 robbery of the Rosenthal and Sons jewelry store that led to his first major arrest. So he gets all dressed up as a telegraph man. And he's got this accomplice Marcus Bassett with him. Who's a Bassett hound? You're going to have to picture it.

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