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9 stories matching con

  1. The Con Man and the Tacoma Jail

    After swindling banks for a half-million dollars, a notorious criminal is captured in Tacoma and offers an interview from behind bars.

    Apr 6, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. Tragedy at Rigney Hill: Teenager Re-Arrested for Fatal Shooting

    After previously being exonerated on grounds of self-defense, a 19-year-old Tacoma youth faces a new grand jury indictment for a deadly farm dispute.

    Apr 13, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Cruelest Con: Fake Letters From the Sickroom

    Police say an Englishman charmed strangers, learned their children’s addresses, then mailed desperate pleas for medical money.

    Feb 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The 'Pretty Widow' Conning the Coast

    A charming socialite accused of swindling Seattle investors with worthless oil stocks awaits her day in court, leaving police convinced no jury will dare to convict her.

    Mar 15, 1904The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Wanted Kidnaper Who Once Walked Our Streets

    A Tacoma detective identifies a notorious kidnaper as a local con man who scammed city businessmen a year prior.

    Apr 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Gold-Brick Con: A Tacoma Contractor Swindled

    A Slavonian contractor loses $550 to two men posing as subcontractors in an elaborate fake-deal scheme.

    Feb 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  7. The Scrubwoman and the Con Man

    A Seattle police investigation into a mail-fraud scheme uncovers a hidden stash of stolen goods, implicating a woman who used her job as a cleaner to pilfer from city buildings.

    Feb 26, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Notorious Mail Robber's Local Swindle

    Albert K. Bell, a known forger and mail thief, finds himself in trouble with Tacoma police after conning a local woodenware company president.

    Apr 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  9. The Mardi Gras Con Job

    Tacoma's city government is accused of selling out to a traveling troupe of mediocre performers after being warned by Seattle newspapers.

    Aug 3, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

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