In the pre-dawn hours of November 8, 1931, in the quiet town of Pocahontas, Arkansas, the 31-year-old male night marshal, Albert Manley Jackson, was making his rounds. His diligence would prove fatal. He happened upon a suspicious vehicle and, as a matter of routine, began to jot down its license plate number. This simple act of duty sealed his fate, for the car's occupants were members of the notorious Barker-Karpis Gang, who were scouting for places to rob.
Before he could react, Fred B
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