Rezension: J.R. Moehringer: “Sutton”

Famed bank robber Willie Sutton takes a tour of the scenes of his escapades. Willie Sutton was a thug with a fan club. He robbed banks at gunpoint. If a manager refused to open the safe, he would threaten to kill the tellers.

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