Verne Sankey Kidnapper and Bootlegger
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr | ISBN: | 9781311523723 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr | Publication: | May 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr |
| ISBN: | 9781311523723 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr |
| Publication: | May 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Verne Sankey had a job as a railroad engineer in Canada before he became a bootlegger and then a kidnapper. Born in Pottawatamie County, Iowa, Sankey lived in South Dakota. Later he maintained a hideout near Mitchell, SD where he kept one of his captives away from the law. Sankey was caught in Chicago by a combined effort of local law enforcement and the G-Men of Melvin Purvis and J. Edgar Hoover. When he was arrested he had duped a 23-year-old woman to clean his Kenmore Avenue apartment and stay with him. Helen Mattern had quit her job and grasped what Sankey had offered her because it looked promising.
Verne Sankey had a job as a railroad engineer in Canada before he became a bootlegger and then a kidnapper. Born in Pottawatamie County, Iowa, Sankey lived in South Dakota. Later he maintained a hideout near Mitchell, SD where he kept one of his captives away from the law. Sankey was caught in Chicago by a combined effort of local law enforcement and the G-Men of Melvin Purvis and J. Edgar Hoover. When he was arrested he had duped a 23-year-old woman to clean his Kenmore Avenue apartment and stay with him. Helen Mattern had quit her job and grasped what Sankey had offered her because it looked promising.
