And now the last couple Alex Taylor Crime Stories, starting with America’s most powerful: The Big Men That’s John Jacob Astor’s portrait up there. You’ll read about him and other derided magnates shortly. Will it feel as jealousy when a wildly successful person comes to greater power and influence? Haves vs. the Have-Nots? I never…… Continue reading The Big Men
T’s House
Cue Bad Boys
Whatchya gonna do? Now I can’t get that song out of my head. Before you say it, no, that’s not Johnny Depp’s photo on the left. Does look like him though. I wonder why … This week, Professor Alex Taylor discusses John Dillinger’s terminal criminality. Could it have been prevented if he’d been shown a…… Continue reading Cue Bad Boys
Won’t Leave You Hanging
Published in the Gainesville Times January 24, 1989, Retired Detective and Criminology Professor Alex Taylor electrifies the history of Old Sparky — the electric chair. What most people today do not realize is that this form of execution remains an option in several states, including Tennessee, which last used their electric chair on Nicholas Todd…… Continue reading Won’t Leave You Hanging