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Bandits Confessions Unfold Lamar Bank Job Details
From three of the four men involved in the 1928 Lamar First National Bank holdup, the inside story emerges. Ralph Fleagle, George Abshier, and Herbert Royston confess to roles in the $238,000 crime that cost four lives, while Jake Fleagle remains at large as suspect killer. They recount kidnappings, a decoy doctor, a canyon burial, and a fingerprint clue that led Sheriff Alderman to the gang.
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Lamar
Col
West
First National Bank of
L. E. Alderman
Hugh D. Harper
Colorado Springs
Ralph Fleagle
Garden City
Kan
Alderman
Illinois
George J. Abshier
Colorado
Herbert L. Royston
San Andreas
Calif
Jake Fleagle
Ralph
Colorado State Bankers’ Association
Abshier
Royston
Fleagle
A. N. Parrish
Bank
John Parrish
Parrish
E. W. Kesinger
Kesinger
W. W. Wineinger
Dighton
Jake
Dr. Wineinger
Lake Fleagle
Liberty Ponds
Fleagles
St. Paul