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Word: looted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fell in with a bad crowd. He accepted a commission to steal a set of golf clubs, and soon he was the advance man for a surprisingly successful bunch of burglars. The others eagerly planned the thefts, posted lookouts and lugged out the lion's share of the loot. It worked remarkably well, and it should have. Morrison's accomplices were ten Chicago cops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Cops and / or Robbers | 2/1/1960 | See Source »

...giving up hope of a big haul, the thugs bound and gagged the Clutters, then cold-bloodedly slaughtered them one by one, shooting each in the head with a shotgun held a few inches away. Then, after carefully collecting the fired shells, the killers hurried away with their skimpy loot: a portable radio, a pair of field glasses, about $40 in cash. Why did they murder the Clutters? Explained Hickock: "We didn't want any witnesses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KANSAS: The Killers | 1/18/1960 | See Source »

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