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Title
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Kansas City Crime Central
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Description
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This 232-page book details crimes and criminals in Kansas City area from Union Station Massacre and Bonnie and Clyde to the more recent Ali Kemp and Erica Gree (Precious Doe).
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Mary McElroy
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Description
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Newspaper clippings with photos and information on Mary McElroy (1907-1940), daughter of city manager Henry McElroy and victim of a sensational kidnaping in Kansas City in the 1930s.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Tale of Mary McElroy - The Strangest Kidnapping of Them All
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Mary McElroy (1907-1940), the "daughter of Judge Henry F. McElroy, Tom Pendergast's city manager," kidnaped in 1933 and later killing herself at her home at 21 West 57th Street.
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Date
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1971-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Tom's Town: Kansas City and the Pendergast Legend
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Description
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Descriptions of Mary McElroy, the daughter of city manager Henry McElroy, about her kidnaping in 1933 and defense of her father on his deathbed in 1939, with residence at 21 West 57th Street. Also biographical information about her regarding a possible"love for the fascinating bandit chief."
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Date
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1947
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Crime-Ridden Summer of 1933
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Description
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Article reviews the events of the 1933 summer when Mary McElroy was kidnapped, eleven prisoners escaped from the Kansas penitentiary in Lansing, The Union Station Massacre took place, Bonnie and Clyde engaged in a shoot out with officers in Platte County, and Jackson County sheriff Thomas B. Bash interrupted a shooting and ended up killing two mafia figures.
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Date
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1963-09-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
