In 1932, Officer Knapp, who may have been a Lowell police officer, Kent County deputy, was shot and killed in the village, i heard he was killed by the Purple Gang.
A relative and newsboy that served the purple gang said they were called the purple gang because they were rotten- like rotten meat that has turned purple.
Possibly. But the other story is and ironically they strong armed laundry/cleaning companies for protection money. When those companies refused they would use purple dye to ruin laundry. ❤
In 1932, Officer Knapp, who may have been a Lowell police officer, Kent County deputy, was shot and killed in the village, i heard he was killed by the Purple Gang.
My grandfather was a bellman at the Book Cadillac hotel in Detriot at that time, he was murdered by the Purple gang.
A relative and newsboy that served the purple gang said they were called the purple gang because they were rotten- like rotten meat that has turned purple.
Possibly. But the other story is and ironically they strong armed laundry/cleaning companies for protection money. When those companies refused they would use purple dye to ruin laundry. ❤