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Infamous American Bank Thief Abel Compared With London's Police
A London Telegraph conversation with a Daily Telegraph reporter features Bocanquet of Hawk ers Association solicitors discussing Abel, a famed American bank thief and diamond robber. The piece traces Abel's early mischief, prison escapes, and high profile heists from Boston to Paris, including a Parisian diamond robbery, a Bond Street gallery theft, and a Rail Mail heist, portraying him as the mastermind behind a notorious crime ring and noting his lavish London life and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Pele+graph
WH. Bocanquet
Hawkers Association
Parr
United States
Tre
Abel
Germany
Potomac
Lee
Unite States
Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Singsing
Cat
Vietin
Eer
Serthe
Berit
Paris
Jamaica
Calais
George
Geor
Awl
Polkstone
Abe
South Africa
York
Port Elizabeth
Post Office
London
Haileh Garden
Rue Saint-Honore
Bung
Cape Mail
Yogace
Sneakeh
Joose
Minal
Mark
Coloy
Gainsborough
Bondstron
Old Jack
Picadilly
Jack
Parr's
Burlington Arcade
Avenue de l'Opera
Sam