In the autumn of 1920, a dedicated Federal Prohibition Agent by the name of Kirby Frans met a tragic and untimely end in the line of duty. A man of 43 years, he was committed to enforcing the recently enacted Volstead Act, a law that made the production and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal. It was this commitment that led him and his partner, Agent Joal Bates, to a property just outside of Perry, Oklahoma, on the crisp afternoon of Friday, November 19th. They arrived at the home of George Wil
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