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Thieves of Charlestown: The Shocking History of Boston's Most Notorious Neighborhood

By Joe Bradley
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By Joe Bradley
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According to the FBI, more bank and armored—car robbers have come out of Charlestown, Massachusetts, than any other one—square—mile area in the world. With these robberies also came gangland violence and corruption. Fictionalized in the movie The Town featuring Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner, this is the true story of Charlestown and the thieves and gangsters who terrorized the community for decades.

On October 31, 1961, Bernie McLaughlin got shot dead in broad daylight in front of a hundred...

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Social SciencesTrue CrimeOrganized Crime