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Giuliano's reaction to all the hubbub ran true to form. While the police prepared for the manhunt, his 20 or so men staged two more hit & run raids on police barracks, raising the total police and carabinieri killings attributed to them to an even 100. In a new letter to the Palermo press Giuliano proposed: "Let us give the judgment to the people of Sicily and have a poll. If the people condemn me, I promise that I will resign. But if the people want me, I want to follow my destiny...
Self-Interest. In London, after a 22-month manhunt for Escaped Murderer James Edward Allen, Scotland Yard men spotted him in front of a police station, reading his own "Wanted" notice...
...Sedan. As the manhunt shifted to the south, the cops got another clue -their quarry had walked calmly into a Jacksonville automobile agency, bought a new Pontiac sedan, registered it under the name of Robert Franklin, and vanished again...
...Israel government immediately launched a manhunt for the killers. Hundreds of suspects were arrested. Ports and airfields throughout the country were closed. Crack troops entered Jerusalem, prowled the city in armored cars, guns ready. They knew little more than that the murderer was "sallow-faced and dark-haired." But they knew a lot about the Stern gang...
Supina landed at La Guardia Field, stepped out and waited to be arrested. When nobody showed up to seize him, Supina was somewhat embarrassed because he had no bus fare. He borrowed some cash, made his way to Connecticut and waited patiently while what the press described as a "manhunt" went on. The next day he walked disgustedly into a newspaper office and gave himself...