On the night of December 2, 1937, the State Bank of Lapel in Madison County, Indiana, became the target of a burglary that would spark a months-long federal manhunt and result in a violent confrontation. Intruders gained access to the building by prying open a rear window grate and attempted to breach the vault using an acetylene torch. Though the burglars ultimately fled with only a trivial amount of cash and left their equipment behind, the crime fell under federal jurisdiction, drawing the at
...Read More
Account
