Born to the Purple?
Place:
Raspberry
Rd
in Spenard Crime: burglary Description: When
a burglar invaded his home more than once George Cada dusted a petty cash box
with sodium nitrate,
which turns
purple in contact with water.
Burglar
arrived
again,
opened box, noticed dust on his hands
and tried
to wash it off in the
bathroom.
He also combed
his hair. Time:
ca.
2/10/64 Source: “State Police Are Seeking Purple Burglar”,
Anchorage
Times or
News, 02/11/65.
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