How many coincidences before there are too many? We are here today to witness the trial of the defendant Jack/Jackie Peifer. He/She has been accused of aiding and abetting in the kidnapping of Wilhemina Hamm.
On June 15, 1933, Ms. Hamm was walking home from her office for lunch when a man approached her. This man reached out to shake her hand, but, shockingly, tightened his grip on her arm and pushed her to the curb. Another man then forced her into a car. In the car, Ms. Hamm, uncomfortably sandwiched between two men, with a pillow case over her head, was transported to a hideout. Ms. Hamm was also given ransom notes to sign, which, she decided, would be delivered to Billie Dunn. She was held at the hideout for many days, and was finally released in Wyoming, Minnesota. She was incredibly frightened, and the kidnapping still negatively affects her life today. …show more content…
The first will be the victim herself, Ms. Hamm. She will reveal the details of her terrifying experience, including a description of the room in which she was held. Then, Billie Dunn, who received the ransom notes, will testify. Ms. Dunn is a friend of the Hamm family, and also the sales manager of the Hamm Brewing Company. She will tell us about the notes she received, as well as what happened when she personally delivered the money to the drop off location. Finally, Ms. Dahill, the chief of the police department will talk about the significance of the drop of location. Ms. Dahill worked with Dunn and the FBI on the investigation. She recovered the defendant’s fingerprints on the ransom notes herself using a technique considered reliable by the FBI which will confirm the defendant’s fingerprints were on the ransom notes Billie Dunn