John Patrick Carrigan, GA, 1950 April 28

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| Carrigan, who used the alias John Valor, was the leader of
an Atlanta, Gae, based hot car racket. Cee and a
sharp dresser, Carrigan fancied himself to be quite a
ladies' mane One of his girl friends was an attractive
young widow, Beatrice Samples. Carrigan felt that Mrs,
Samples knew too mich of the gang's business and on
August 29, 1919, he shot her in her Atlanta apartmente He
claimed that the killing was an accident, but hewas con=

victed of siret degree murder and died in the electric
chair on Apri 08, 1950,

SOURCE: Detective Cases, October 196),

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| Carrigan, who used the alias John Valor, was the leader of
an Atlanta, Gas, based hot car racket. Good=lLook
sharp dresser, Carrigan fancied himself to be qui
ladies' man, One of his girl friends was an attractive
young widow, Beatrice Samples. Carrigan felt that Mrs,
Samples knew too much of the gang's business and on

August 29, 1919, he shot her in her Atlanta apartmente He
claimed that the killing was an accident, but hewas con-
victed of first degree murder and died in the electric
chair on April 28, 1950,

SOURCE: Detective Cases, October 196k

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