On this episode of the Midnight Writer New Show with S.T. Patrick, author Kevin Corley joins the host to discuss the Charlie Birger gang, the Shelton gang, Al Capone, Prohibition, the KKK, the last public hanging in Illinois, and how it all ties into the Herrin Massacre. Kevin Corley is the author of 13 Steps for Charlie Birger and Bootlegger Heaven: The Shelton Gang Story.

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