Friday, June 15, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 15

June 15, 1933 – William Hamm Jr., the millionaire president of the Hamm Brewing Company and the 39-year-old grandson of its founder, was kidnapped on this date as he walked to his St. Paul mansion for lunch.1 On June 18, 1933, the ransom was paid and Hamm was left blindfolded in a vacant field in Wyoming, Minn. on Highway 61, where he was able to run to a nearby farmhouse for help.2
1http://business.highbeam.com/137256/article-1G1-18352712/william-hamm-kidnapped-1933-abduction-millionaire-brewer
2http://americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_152.html

No comments:

Post a Comment