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Now that classes are over, take a short break and enjoy this true crime story from 106 years ago in Washington County, PA.

Subterranean Crimes: The 1920 Vesta Mine Robbery - National Road Heritage Corridor The 1920 Vesta Mine Robbery In the early hours of July 13, 1920, the mining town of Richeyville, Washington County became the scene of a daring underground heist. Inside the Vesta Mine, three masked men waited in the dark for their moment. When the paymaster and foreman arrived to deliver…

From today's Hein Online Blog:
"On March 8, 1971, four people broke into the FBI field office in Media, Pennsylvania and stole more than 1,000 classified documents. It was the night of the “Fight of the Century” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and most people, including the police, were absorbed in the live radio broadcast. The four burglars escaped with the documents unwitnessed, and were never caught. In the weeks that followed, documents were mailed anonymously to newspapers around the country from an organization calling itself the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, revealing the existence of a secret illegal surveillance operation that the FBI was conducting against American citizens." The blog post continues here:

COINTELPRO - HeinOnline Blog On March 8, 1971, four people broke into the FBI field office in Media, Pennsylvania and stole more than 1,000 classified documents. In the weeks that followed, documents were mailed anonymously to newspapers around the country from an organization calling itself the Citizens' Commission to Investig...