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Houdini Jacket Vanishes. Mall Theft Spurs Escape Artist Suspicions
A Chicago area mall reports a missing straitjacket once owned by Harry Houdini after a mannequin theft during daylight. Police frame the case as theft, not occult activity, while Halloween pranks nationwide highlight pranks and costumes from seasonal lore to SNL inspired coneheads and Star Wars outfits.
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