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America's Dumbest Criminals: Wild and Weird Stories of Fumbling Felons, Clumsy Crooks, and Ridiculous Robbers

by Daniel Butler, Leland Gregory · 1995

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100 crazy stories of America's dumbest criminals.

WARNING: The crimes you are about to read are true. The names have been changed . . . to protect the ignorant.

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Here is the ultimate collection of the most incredibly stupid and painfully dumb attempts at crime ever brought together.

The woman who invalidated her winning $5,000 lottery ticket by altering it to match the $20 prize number

The accused vending-machine thief who paid his $400 bail entirely in quarters

The streaking robber who thought clothes would make him more identifiable

The convenience store thief who got away with just a hotdog, only to end up in the parking lot choking on the wiener

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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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