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Pardue Brothers clippings

Title: Pardue Brothers clippings
Date: 1970-1978
Description: ~25 clippings
Subject: Violent crimes--United States.; Faculty; Main Street - Danbury; Pardue Brothers
Publisher: News-Times; Hartford Courant
Abstract: Contains period articles on James and John Pardue's 2-year crime spree which involved murder, bank robberies, and explosions. The Pardues notably robbed the Union Savings Bank in Danbury and detonated 3 bombs in Danbury in February of 1970. Includes information about WCSC history professor Dr. David Detzer's students who made a film about the Danbury robbery, but were prevented from publicly releasing it by court order in response to a request from James Pardue's attorney.