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Kidnap scheme unravels as wife traps bandits in Illinois
In a dramatic theft plot near Galva and Princeton, Earl Yocum was released after his captors were outwitted by his wife. Algren and Whiskers fled. a nationwide manhunt ensued as police recovered a ransom plan that collapsed when a package of sticks was left instead of money.
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Kewanee
Jodas
Earl I. Yocum
Honaira Galva
Verm Algren
Orville Whiskers
Fell
Cambridge
Lloyd Winslow
Harry Whiskpene
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Galva
Yocum Septemis
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Ed McKee
Neponset
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Whiskers
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Dietance
Locum
Agren