Virtual Speaker Series - One of the Most Troublesome Robbery Gangs: The Murders and Crimes of George McKeever and Francis McNeiley - Jeffery King
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11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Limited capacity: Registration Closed
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One of the Most Troublesome Robbery Gangs: The Murders and Crimes of George McKeever and Francis McNeiley
Speaker: Author Jeffery King
Listen to author Jeffery King discuss his book, which tells the story of George McKeever and Francis McNeiley, two very successful gangsters active in the midwest during the Great Depression. They killed two lawmen and a Minnesota store owner, were in a sensational car chase and gunfight, and stole at least $40,000 from at least six banks ($700,000+ in today’s terms). McKeever was also a member of the Reinhold Engel gang, "one of the cleverest and most efficient gangs of bank robbers.” The gang stole cars, robbed stores and banks, and committed murders.
Jeffery King received an MA in Government from American University and a MS in Library Science from the University of Maryland. He worked at the Bureau of Census and the DC Public Library. He is a DC resident.
He has written many true crime articles and articles about President Lincoln. One of the Most Troublesome Robbery Gangs is King’s newest book specializing in Great Depression gangsters. His past books are: The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd, The Rise and Fall of the Dillinger Gang, and Kill-crazy Gang: The Crimes of the Lewis-Jones Gang.
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