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Crime history: ‘Dean of bank robbers’ nabbed

By Scott McCabe
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On this day, Aug. 12, in 1933, lawmen unwittingly captured Harvey Bailey, considered the “dean of American bank robbers.”

Bailey meticulously planned his bank jobs, obtaining road maps from the county surveyor to learn his getaway routes. Bailey stole more money than John Dillinger but is largely unknown today.

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