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Crime Does Not Pay #28
Crime Does Not Pay #28 is an anthology featuring multiple crime stories. One narrative follows a criminal named Touchy who exerts pressure on a man named Banghart to move their hideout, leading to Banghart's ultimatum that Touchy stop drinking or face expulsion; Touchy's defiance results in his disownment and eventual demise. Another story recounts the case of Robert McLeod, a career criminal who murdered three people in Minnesota over stolen cattle, claiming mistreatment as justification before being imprisoned at Stillwater State Prison. A third tale follows Bill Longley, an outlaw in Texas whose crime spree ends in his capture and execution by hanging, with the narrator noting that one cannot cheat the law forever.