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Photograph caption dated August 26, 1961 reads "O'Neil says loot totaled $100,000 - 'I never did have violence.'" Robert Howard O'Neil was arrested after an 18 month crime spree, mostly against liquor stores, to fund his heroin habit.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--San Fernando Valley Addicts--California--San Fernando Valley Heroin abuse--California--San Fernando Valley Burglars--California--San Fernando Valley Ex-convicts--California--San Fernando Valley Robbery--California--San Fernando Valley Burglary--California--San Fernando Valley Theft--California--San Fernando Valley Police--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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