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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 1

59 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Mar 29, 1927 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 58 pages OCR'd
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‘+ 1 me ay + . - : QQ apps iy Goetiis | Li. S. Bureau af Ausostigatin, “ . a na Pre Oe Departuent of Fuster na ‘ Agr sof ~ i a 625 Lafayette pide, Poy, Letroit ilichivs: : Oo oe November 29 120.4 bs pie 4 - ‘ war Gee Director Titywieadarm aft Trarn oti en tian VEY dL ML ALO edo bi U. S. Department of Justice Washington, D. ¢, Dear Sir: There are being transuitted herewith newspaper clippings taken from The Detroit Timss of November 27, 1933 which concern the murder of two alleged members of the Detroit / J Purple Geng, abeVaxler and Eddied¥ietoher, whe it will ke noted , il eke ieee et nae ae vate y eee ea EE, J (a are allegedly re eboznized as Detr Li tublic Enemies Nos, 1 end 2. or It will also be noted that the criminil records of the two . above individusls are set out in these clippi ror the Livision's information vith vegerd to Pingerprint infcrnation, please te udvised that tae Letroit ’ Police number of Axier is 29655 and Fletener, 2654-1. Very truly yours, ; PIE Vine Laurson my - WL ;MED Specicl agent in Charge aan %, Encls. a we é * \nbe A ew - OPN a f e ‘a 4 i Wri. ? a a) ine . oe
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