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On the morning of September 29, 1937, the quiet streets of Midland, Michigan, erupted into violence during a botched bank robbery that would ultimately claim the life of an innocent bystander. Henry Porter, a 52-year-old male truck driver from Bay City, was in the vicinity of the Chemical State Savings Bank on Main Street when the chaos unfolded. Inside the bank, two armed men, Anthony "Tony" Chebatoris and Jack Gracey, attempted to execute a heist they had planned after meeting in prison. Their ...Read More
Victim Details

John Henry Porter

Male

White / Caucasian

Bay-city

MI

1937-09-29

52

John

Henry Porter

12/27/2025