The Murder Trust (Iron Mike Malloy; Mike the Durable)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Manson Family Killings
The plot failed spectacularly on multiple fronts. The murder trust had insured Mike under a false name. They created Nicholas Mallory and they'd planted a fake a fake ID card with the name Nicholas Mallory on the second victim, Joseph Murray. That kind of thing could crack the whole plot wide open.
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Transcript
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.
