Crime Does Not Pay #76
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains multiple crime stories. The lead story follows a man involved in illegal gun trafficking who attempts to use a woman named Patsy as cover for his operation, eventually leading to a violent confrontation when a county detective intervenes. Another featured story, "The Case of the Kidnapper's Pigeon," involves Detective Lieutenant Dawson solving a murder case with the unexpected aid of a pigeon that becomes instrumental in tracking down a criminal in the Benson section of the city.
Wilbur Stiles, a murder-crazed hoodlum, shoots a county detective during an illegal gun sale and flees with an accomplice, sparking one of the state's greatest manhunts as police establish roadblocks and comb the area with troopers, possemen, and aircraft in pursuit. When the killers hijack a farmer's car and hole up in an abandoned farmhouse, law enforcement closes in with rifles, machine guns, and air support, determined to bring the fugitives to justice.
When Detective Lieutenant Dawson investigates the murder of Nicholas Martin and the kidnapping of his sister-in-law, a crucial clue arrives in an unexpected form—a pigeon carrying ransom instructions. With the kidnapper demanding $20,000 and threatening the victim's life, Dawson devises a bold plan to track the bird and catch those responsible before it's too late.
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Reprinted in Crime Does Not Pay #76 (1949)
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