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The Crank Kidnapping Case Ends With Arrests and Trial
In a Philadelphia case stretching over weeks, George J. Coughlin and accomplices faced hearings after the kidnap of a baby linked to a $312,000 ransom. Police traced clues from June until the suspect was captured, while the missing child’s fate and alleged demands dominated proceedings.
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Dale
C. F. Lenhart
Blakely Cough
Tralley
Shredeland
George J. Coughting
Goughin
Coughlin
Abe
Nogumere
Atead
Hix
Joe
Womin
Adise
Philadelphia