A Bitter Foe to the Rogues

Allan Pinkerton

Pinkerton dedicated his life to fighting criminals like Jesse James, and at one point was called the "greatest detective of the age" by the Chicago Tribune. For almost four decades, he and his agents captured bank robbers and foiled embezzlers. But Pinkerton had not set out to become America's original private eye; the humbly-born Scottish immigrant stumbled into crime-fighting.

Allan Pinkerton vowed to get Jesse James, "When we meet it must be the death of one or both of us."

The Pinkerton Detective Agency was a great success. On the facade of his three-story Chicago headquarters was the company slogan, "We Never Sleep". Above this was a huge, black and white eye. The Pinkerton logo was the origin of the term private eye.

Library of Congress Pinkerton is credited with disrupting an assassination plot against President Lincoln and was even hired to “investigate” and gather military information in the South in the early days of the Civil War. His Union Intelligence Service was a precursor to the United States Secret Service.

Comments

The Peggy Show

Peggy had a sweet deal it’s too bad she blew it with greed. “Peggy is the owner and CEO of King Management Group. She is the business manager to 31 professional athletes who look to her to help controlling [sic] their financial lives. Money is usually the least of the partnership. Peggy has been known to furnish homes, buy engagement rings and deal with endless baby mama drama. Known as "mama" to her clients, she works with some of the biggest names in sports.” Peggy offered to manage a victim's finances for no fee using two bank accounts. With power of attorney she secured investments for clients. She padded costs, used credit card fraud, and ATM tampering. Bentleys, Maserati, Benzes, Range Rovers, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, jewelry, clothing, Trump Towers Miami condo, numerous homes, international flights and $2 million in American Express bills were paid with stolen money. Using 85-plus bank accounts and 20 shell corporations, she laundered m...

Update: Michelle Carter Is Denied Parole

Updates on Michelle Carter Case Michelle Carter Is Denied Parole for Urging Boyfriend's Suicide: She 'Lacked Sincerity' “The [board] is troubled that Ms. Carter not only encouraged [Conrad Roy III] to take his own life, she actively prevented others from intervening in his suicide. Ms. Carter’s self-serving statements and behavior, leading up to and after his suicide, appear to be irrational and lacked sincerity.”Massachusetts parole board Carter has earned enough good time to move her release up from March 13 to May 5. Inmates can earn as many as 10 days monthly for working at the jail and attending educational and other programs. The text messages presented at the Michelle Carter trial. The Michelle Carter case will not be the last of its kind. If justice requires a conviction it is imperative to recognize “encouraging suicide” as a distinct area of law . This discusses causation in manslaughter proceedings, the difficulties in suicide-related cases using ...

Maryann Measles Connecticut Sex Murder Victim: Update

“a group of eight friends took the seventh-grader to a secluded house where she was bound, beaten, and gang-raped before she was drowned. At least one of the men also had sex with her after she died.” Maryann Measles, 13, was abducted, raped and drowned by older friends. Three women allegedly participated because Maryann reportedly slept with their boyfriends. Maggie Mae Bennett agreed to testify against her friends in exchange for a 19-year prison sentence. Sickening’: Family Rails at Early Release of Woman in Connecticut Sex Murder Court documents describe a terrified girl who pleaded for her life before her killing. Timeline of events

The True Crime Reader Daily

Search This Blog