The Case of Dwight Beard – Pt 2
Former college athlete Dwight Beard evolves into a notorious robber and murderer, provoking a nationwide manhunt that ends his criminal career.
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Former college athlete Dwight Beard evolves into a notorious robber and murderer, provoking a nationwide manhunt that ends his criminal career.
A pair of small-time robbers becomes increasingly dangerous as their nickel-and-dime holdups escalate to murder, bringing police and citizens together in the hunt.
A key witness in a bombing case becomes the target of a ruthless racketeer, launching a manhunt after a baffling missing-corpse episode.
Detectives from New York's Safe and Loft Squad shadow a skilled safecracker and his crew in hopes of catching them in the act.
Bank robber and escape artist Earl Joiner, known as the Black Bottom Bandit, stays on the run until a desperate flight from justice reaches its end.
Authorities pursue a ruthless burglar whose crimes span several states and include poisoning guard dogs, culminating in a deadly showdown.
Police chase the elusive criminal known as the Wolverine through Michigan's North Country as the pursuit grows increasingly dangerous.
Police pursue an unidentified gang leader connected to several murders, with the search ending in a deadly hotel siege.
A veteran criminal who has taught others his methods faces the consequences of his life after committing a shocking murder within his own family.
After daring robberies and a prison escape, career criminal Red Bever is finally cornered when investigators use a calculated deception against him.
A newly freed convict and his calculating girlfriend launch a violent crime spree that begins unraveling as police tighten the net.
Escape artist John K. Giles repeatedly devises ingenious prison breaks, only to be recaptured as authorities respond with ever tighter security.
A notorious robber and repeat escape artist keeps eluding authorities until his long criminal run finally reaches its reckoning.
Career gangster Matthew Cazzara repeatedly slips away from authorities until a citywide manhunt finally ends his run violently.
Escaped convict Blackie Thompson launches a violent run from the law that ends in a gun battle with police.
Authorities race to stop Al Simeone as the cunning killer carries out a string of violent holdups across California.
A criminal mastermind plans a massive safe-deposit robbery, but police work and betrayal within the gang steadily undo the scheme.
Police mount a citywide hunt for a gang that uses poison gas during bank robberies, eventually closing on the group's domineering leader.
Chicago police continue the hunt for a gang using poison gas in bank robberies, with a defiant cashier and a photograph of a dog providing crucial breaks.
A murderer manipulates an innocent woman into providing an alibi, kills a state trooper and later attempts a prison escape using an unusual disguise.
Two criminals carry out an ambitious currency robbery, only to discover the payoff is far smaller than expected and their scheme quickly collapses.
A group of dangerous inmates launches a carefully planned attempt to escape Alcatraz, turning the supposedly escape-proof prison into a violent battleground.
A parole violator who mentors other criminals leaves a trail of robberies and family violence before law enforcement finally closes in.
A gangster plans to kidnap a factory paymaster and seize the payroll, but an unexpected alarm and rapid federal response disrupt the scheme.
Bugs Moran attempts to rebuild his position in Chicago's underworld through a new counterfeiting operation.
The violent rivalry between Bugs Moran and Al Capone intensifies as both gangs battle for control of Chicago's criminal underworld.
Federal agents follow Bugs Moran as the notorious gangster attempts to establish another criminal enterprise in Ohio.
A gang of New Jersey bandits accumulates a fortune in robberies until investigators connect their crimes to a distinctive green sedan.
A gang uses advanced wartime technology to carry out unusually quiet safe robberies, forcing detectives to solve a baffling new kind of burglary.
A trio of New Jersey criminals carries out bold safecracking jobs until a distinctive collection of rare half-dollars links them to the crimes.
Federal agents chase a violent gang leader who uses high-stakes cockfights as cover for robberies while moving across state lines.
A staged robbery meant to look convincing turns into real violence when an accomplice shoots their employer, triggering a cross-country hunt.
Police exploit the secrecy surrounding illegal bookmaking to set a trap for a gang that hijacks horse-race betting operations.
Two outwardly charming brothers finance an expensive social life through calculated robberies until their criminal operation begins to unravel.
A safecracking gang begins to collapse when a small piece of evidence and a jealous confession finally give police the opening they need.
An escaped federal prisoner pulls his loyal girlfriend and a new accomplice into his flight from justice before authorities corner the group in North Dakota.
A violent bandit recruits an expert safecracker for a major job, only to be drawn into double-crosses and a widening multistate police chase.
Police devise a trap for two small-time robbers, and one bandit's growing feelings for an innocent cashier begin to change the course of the case.
A small-town marshal joins state police in pursuing a notorious safecracker whose own gang begins falling apart from within.
A federal agent pretends to have a broken leg in order to penetrate a narcotics organization and gather evidence against its difficult-to-reach leader.
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