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Police car 1945

Laughing Bandit betrayed by Pumpkin Center nurse

Baton Rouge Police last captured William Aeby, a reputed escape artist, womanizer, and holdup man on May 12, 1956, but his most publicized arrest came during Mardi Gras 1949. That week, the Pumpkin Center girlfriend of the “Laughing Garage Bandit” helped New Orleans police nab him in an arranged hotel rendezvous.

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