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Hunted #2
Hunted #2 This issue is an anthology featuring famous crime cases and police files. The lead story, "Murder on the Waterfront: The True Crime Case of 'Blue Eye' Dunn," recounts the June 3rd, 1946 case of criminal John "Blue Eye" Dunn, who was found dead on a pier after being involved in an undercover police operation. A secondary story, "Mystery of the Missing Expert," follows reporter Fanny Hartlip as she investigates the death of a man who fell from a building near West 57th Street in New York City, with police initially suspecting suicide until she discovers bullet wounds suggesting murder, leading her to uncover the identity of a mysterious art expert named Paul Lefevre. Additional stories include a dragnet operation depicted across a multi-page spread showing police pursuing criminals across various modes of transportation, from motorcycles to airplanes, culminating in a water-based escape attempt.