Tracking the Ransom Money
In this crime, there was little evidence to help the police in the investigation, so they began to track the ransom payments. A brochure was created with all of the serial numbers on the ransom bills, and over 250,000 copies were given out around New York City.
Here and there a few ransom bills turned up, but the people spending the bills were never found. Later on, a man in Manhattan brought in $2,990 of the ransom money to be exchanged. His name was J.J. Faulkner, and when police went to his house, they discovered that nobody with the name Faulkner had lived there for years. Eventually the man was tracked down, but it was found he had no involvement with the crime.
Here and there a few ransom bills turned up, but the people spending the bills were never found. Later on, a man in Manhattan brought in $2,990 of the ransom money to be exchanged. His name was J.J. Faulkner, and when police went to his house, they discovered that nobody with the name Faulkner had lived there for years. Eventually the man was tracked down, but it was found he had no involvement with the crime.