Crime Does Not Pay #56

The notorious flat-head gang—led by Paul Jawarski and his partners Sam and Joe Weckow—sets its sights on the seemingly impenetrable armored cars that transport payrolls across Pennsylvania, devising a bold scheme using dynamite to crack open these rolling safes. What begins as a calculated heist that nets the criminals hundreds of thousands of dollars soon spirals into a desperate game of survival as the authorities close in and loyalties among the gang members begin to fracture. This eight-page true crime saga traces how ambition and violence eventually catch up with those who live by the gun.

In 1860s Denver City, young Jim Gordon trades his saloon work for a life of lawlessness, shooting his way through the frontier town with increasing recklessness until his violence finally draws the attention of authorities determined to bring order to the West. Deputy Marshal Middaugh pursues Gordon across the territory, tracking him through weeks of pursuit that test both their resolve. What begins as unchecked mayhem in a lawless frontier ultimately becomes a test of whether justice can catch up with a man who's lived as though the rules don't apply.

In 1866, the Bender family—farmer John, his wife, their two grown children, and the spiritualist known as Professor Kate Bender—arrive in Labette County, Kansas, and begin taking in travelers at their farm. When a wealthy guest checks in, the family sees an opportunity, and what starts as a single murder becomes a calculated, profitable scheme that leaves a trail of missing persons across the region. But when Colonel York comes looking for his brother—a doctor who mentioned stopping at the Benders' Inn—the family's luck may finally be running out.