Category Archives: The Year Was 1930

Fort Worth newspaper ads and articles from 1930

Suitable for Framing: He Was Banking on the Picture-Perfect Crime

Posted on June 18, 2020 by hometown

In the spring of 1930 John Frank Alsup was having trouble paying his creditors. Those creditors were complaining to his employer: the Fort Worth police department. As a result, in March officer John Alsup was fired. Suddenly he had debts, … Continue reading →

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