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The Perfect Crime #25
This is an anthology issue containing three crime stories. "The Perfect Crime" features a jewel thief in a tuxedo committing a Park Avenue robbery. "The Big Take" depicts a criminal who double-crosses his associates over stolen money from a dairy company payroll, leading to a violent confrontation and police intervention. "Crime Is Always the Loser" follows a dairy payroll robbery scheme orchestrated by a criminal fence who manipulates young hoodlums into stealing for him, ultimately resulting in murder and police capture. The issue concludes with an editorial essay discussing how criminal fences exploit juvenile delinquents by purchasing stolen goods without asking questions, enabling the pipeline from petty theft to serious crime.