The reading room
Justice Traps the Guilty #88
This issue contains police case stories presented in an anthology format. The main story involves a man named Willie who is robbed of over a million dollars in a bank heist; when one of the robbers confesses to the FBI and names his accomplices, the T-Men promptly arrest six of them and pursue two remaining fugitives still at large. Another story features Joe Vetrine, arrested in Los Angeles for possessing weapons including a tear gas gun, who attempts to explain his unusual arsenal to a skeptical judge by claiming he practices target shooting and locksmithing. The issue also includes a "Closeups" section summarizing the 1956 FBI Report noting that more major crimes were committed that year than any previous year, with detailed statistics on offense types and evidence examined.