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...Chickens" & "Shakemen." The ring's chief method of operation was as simple as it was effective. A decoy-the part played by Fellebaum, 27, an ex-weight lifter-would pick up a victim, usually in a bar, take him to a hotel room and engage in a homosexual act. The decoy, called a "chicken," would then steal or take by force the victim's credit cards and identification, and give them to the ring's "shakemen." Days, weeks, or even months later, the shakemen, posing as police officers, would visit the victim. They would tell him that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: The Iniquitous Depths | 8/26/1966 | See Source »

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