Gang Busters

Episode 01

Alvin Karpis

Mar 20, 1952 · 30 min

Detectives set out to track down a gang of international jewel thieves who have just stolen more than a million dollars worth of valuables from an estate in New York.

Episode 02

The Phantom

— · 30 min

Charles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.

Episode 03

The Unholy Three

— · 30 min

FBI special agents are called in to capture the notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis, the machine gun blasting thug who provides the muscle for the infamous Karpis-Barker gang. Federal heat forces Karpis from hideout to hideout but Karpis always stays one step of the FBI. The G-men play their trump card and, knowing that the gangster loves fishing, manage to track their quarry to popular pier.

Episode 04

Dillinger

— · 30 min

Federal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.

Episode 05

Bailat-Fiaschetti

— · 30 min

A Canadian-born cat burglar tries to maintain his blissful domestic life while stealing guests jewelry at parties on both coasts and selling them to unwitting gem merchants in other major cities. Police begin to close in when one of the merchants recognizes the man from a wanted poster he accidentally saw while applying for a gun license.

Episode 06

Charles Mendoro

— · 30 min

Police in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.

Episode 07

Homer Van Meter

— · 30 min

A masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.

Episode 08

O'Dell-Griffin

— · 30 min

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Episode 09

The Barrow Gang

— · 30 min

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Episode 10

The Bayless Case

— · 30 min

The story of bank robber/forger John Richard Bayless who was nabbed after being recognized on an airplane by an alert flight attendant.

Episode 11

The Blonde Tigress

— · 30 min

A policewoman is sent undercover to infiltrate and break up a gang led by a nasty blonde damsel.

Episode 12

The Case of Willie Sutton

— · 30 min

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Episode 13

The Dennis Case

— · 30 min

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Episode 14

The Durable Mike Malloy Case

— · 30 min

A Depression Era gang devises a plot to take out life insurance policies on derelicts then kill them and collect the proceeds. Unfortunately, one of their intended victims proves hard to kill.

Episode 15

The Quirley Gang

— · 30 min

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Episode 16

Herbert Noble Case

— · 25 min

Herbert Noble starts an illegal casino despite his wife's objections that it will attract criminal elements. He survives many attempts on his life made as a result of his failure to pay protection money to the syndicate for his gambling enterprises.

Episode 17

The Scissors Case

— · 30 min

Connecticut State Police are desperate to apprehend the Scissors Gang who have committed over 50 robberies all across the Nutmeg State.

Episode 18

The Suma Case

— · 30 min

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Episode 19

Ma Barker

— · 30 min

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Episode 20

Norma Breighle

— · 30 min

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Episode 21

Ricco-Trapani Case

— · 30 min

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Episode 22

Teenage Trouble

— · 30 min

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Episode 23

Herbert Nole Case

— · 30 min

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Episode 24

Lawrence Case

— · 30 min

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Episode 25

Schaffer-Staley

— · 30 min

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Episode 26

The Old Trapper

— · 30 min

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Episode 27

Duchess Spinelli

— · 30 min

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