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Gangster History

William Dunn home

1916 Summit Avenue William Dunn, the intermediary between William Hamm's kidnappers and the Hamm family, lived in this two-story stucco home. Unbeknownst to Hamm, Dunn had also served as the conduit for underworld payoff money to corrupt policemen.

To learn more about St. Paul's gangster era (with maps too) get Paul Maccabee's excellent book at amazon.com: John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936