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5 stories matching grifter

  1. The Wandering Grifter’s Free Pass

    A man accused of passing bogus checks across Oregon and Washington walked free after local authorities decided the cost of prosecution wasn't worth the effort.

    Jan 4, 1904The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Circus Impostor

    A grifter posing as a Ringling Brothers advance man is caught in Astoria after swindling local meat merchants.

    Jun 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyLocal Legends

  3. The Artful Grifter of Walla Walla

    A young woman posing as a disabled orphan solicited funds from sympathetic merchants, leaving local business owners feeling duped.

    Dec 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Funeral Grifter of North Yakima

    An undertaker is conned out of five dollars by a man feigning the grief of a widower.

    Oct 9, 1903The Evening StatesmanYakima, Yakima CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Great Seattle Manhole Swindle

    A persistent insurance claim agent uncovers a ring of traveling grifters who fooled the city council into paying thousands for imaginary injuries.

    Jun 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanFourth Avenue, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · True Crime

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