Crime Does Not Pay #61

Clay Fogelman earned his reputation as the meanest man in crime through a brutal spree of violence and betrayal—starting with the cold-blooded murders of his own partners in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1928 and escalating into a reign of terror that left bodies and broken lives in his wake. Fleeing across state lines with stolen money and a dangerous temper, Fogelman's cruelty knows no bounds, turning even those closest to him into victims of his ruthless nature. Mr. Crime himself narrates this true account of how a man with a heart "cold as an ice cube" became one of the most wanted criminals in the East.

In the gritty pages of Crime Does Not Pay #61, the real-life rise and fall of Johnny "Socks" Lazia unfolds—a tale of ambition, power, and violent retribution. From his early days as a streetwise troublemaker to his ruthless takeover of underworld rackets, Lazia’s path was paved with danger, until the final reckoning with the man he once overthrew.